by APFLI | May 26, 2016 | Abortion - Archive, Legislation / Court Cases, Studies - PreTerm Delivery / Premature Birth / Prematurity Complications
Comment: There are many reasons for premature birth, one of which is previous abortion. Abortion can weaken the cervix, so that as the baby gets bigger, the weakened cervix cannot stay contracted, and the mother gives birth too early. There are now over 140 published...
by APFLI | May 5, 2016 | Abortion - Archive, Responses - Defending Life / Rebuttals / Advocacy / Dating / Adoption
Two moms of premature babies are making a huge impact for life on Facebook. The moms, Ashley C. and Whitney S., posted similar messages online in April to raise awareness about late-term abortions and the radical abortion positions of the two Democratic presidential...
by APFLI | Sep 11, 2015 | Delivery / Breastfeeding / Neonatal Issues, Studies - PreTerm Delivery / Premature Birth / Prematurity Complications
Over the past two decades, doctors have made significant progress in saving the earliest premature babies, according to a report issued Tuesday by the Journal of the American Medical Association. Between 1993 and 2012, the study found a “significant increase in...
by APFLI | Sep 10, 2010 | Studies - PreTerm Delivery / Premature Birth / Prematurity Complications
Canadian Study Finds Strong Link Between Abortion and Premature Birth A new study out of McGill University in Montreal has found a strong link between a past abortion and premature delivery in subsequent pregnancies. Dr. Ghislain Hardy and his team did a chart review...
by APFLI | Mar 13, 2006 | Human Development
ACHIEVEMENT OF PREEMIES IS FOUND TO BE NEAR NORMAL. The smallest surviving premature babies eventually attain levels of education, employment and independence that are almost indistinguishable from those of normal weight babies, according to the latest findings from a...