by APFLI | Sep 1, 2011 | Prenatal Surgery
Babies with a severe congenital spinal cord defect (called a “myelomeningocoele”) are at high risk of developing permanent brain and spinal cord damage, if the defect is not repaired soon after birth. Recently a consortium of world-renowned pediatric hospital centers...
by APFLI | Jan 2, 2011 | Right to Life - Archive
FIND PAST HOMEPAGE LIFE MATTERS TOPICS UNDER "CURRENT HEADLINES" IN THE LEFT MENU… NEW! More Younger People are Winding Up in Nursing Homes NEW! Supreme Court Justice Scalia: Roe v. Wade Not in Constitution NEW! After 41% Abortion...
by APFLI | Oct 28, 2007 | Human Development
Prenatal Partners For Life– http://www.prenatalpartnersforlife.org/ Trends in Folic Acid Supplement Intake Among Women of Reproductive Age QuickStats: Infant Mortality Rates* for 10 Leading Causes of Infant Death The Obstetric Fistula Fallacy Majority of...
by APFLI | Jan 5, 2006 | Human Development
Early to Mid January (9–15 in 2006) is National Folic Acid Awareness Week Birth defects affect approximately 120,000 newborns in the United States each year; they are the leading cause of infant mortality and contribute substantially to long-term...