FWD: Birth Tragedies of 2007

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Top 5 Most Underreported Birth Stories of 2007 *

*A year-end review brought to you by www.nowombpods.blogspot.com*

5. *An Orlando mother goes into hospital to give birth and leaves without

her arms or legs.*

(http://www.wftv.com/news/6253589/detail.html)

The birth for this mother was smooth. It's what happened afterwards that

left her unable to hold or care for her newborn.* * Mejia went

into a

hospital to give birth but when she left the hospital, her arms and legs

stayed behind. She is now a quadruple amputee and the hospital refuses to

tell her why. She was told she had streptococcus and toxic shock syndrome

but the hospital will not tell her how she contracted them. It is unlikely

Ms. Mejia would have contracted the illnesses had her baby been born at

home. **

4. *A Florida woman dies following induction of labor.*

(

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/05/19/news_pf/Tampabay/Why_she_died_a_puzzle.shtml

)

Caroline Wiren was a young, healthy mother who was excited by the upcoming

birth of her child. She touched his head, told her mother to tell the baby

that she loved him, and then she was gone. Mrs. Wiren had her labor

induced

just seven days past her baby's due date, even though it is common for a

woman's first child to be born as much as two weeks after the given due

date.

According to http://www.medpagetoday.com/OBGYN/Pregnancy/dh/4334, one

possible complication of induction of labor is amniotic-fluid embolism,

which can lead to death.

3. 3. *Two New Jersey women die just days apart following their cesarean

surgeries.*

http://www.nownj.org/njnews/2007/0518%20Moms%20decry%20high%20N.J.%20C-section%2\

0rate.htm

Two young, healthy mothers entered a hospital in New Jersey to give

birth to

their babies. Both had cesareans and both were dead within days. The

mothers

leave behind two beautiful, absolutely healthy baby girls. This raises the

question: then why the surgery?

2. *The most updated birth data from the CDC shows that the cesarean

rate in

the United States has risen to 31.1%. *

(http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr56/nvsr56_07.pdf)

This latest number (from 2006) represents a 10.4% increase from ten years

ago, and a 3% increase from the previous year. The report also indicates

that the percentage of low birthweight babies and preterm babies is on the

rise. Consumer Reports names the cesarean as one of the 10 most overused

tests and treatments (

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/health-fitness/health-care/medical-ripoffs-11\

-07/10-overused-tests-and-treatments/medical-ripoffs-ten-over_1.htm

).

For more information on cesarean awareness and prevention, please visit

www.icanonline.org

1. *United States** ranks among lowest of developed nations in terms of

newborn death rates*. (

http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/parenting/05/08/mothers.index/index.html)**

According to Save the Children researchers, infants in the United

States are

more than three times as likely to die within their first 24 hours as

infants in born in Japan. The United States has the second highest IMR

(infant mortality rate) in the developed world. Latvia is the only

developed

country with a higher IMR than the U.S.

Sent to you by Gloria Lemay, Vancouver BC

Speaking at the Trust Birth Conference in Redondo Beach CA on Mar 7-9,

2007

www.trustbirthconference.com

[Guest guest]

These make my heart hurt. Thank goodness we have our babies at home. I

know homebirth is not for everyone, but any way you can give a baby a gentle

and unmedicated start to life is such a gift to baby and mom.

Happy New Year everyone!!!

Emma Mc

Rowlett, TX

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Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 7:06 PM

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Subject: FWD: Birth Tragedies of 2007

Top 5 Most Underreported Birth Stories of 2007 *