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Real Reality
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 Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 5:22 pm Post subject: As new mothers get older, premature births rise |
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As new mothers get older, premature births rise
The country's birth rate has inched up, but so has the number of premature newborns.
By Hwang Se-hee, Kim Chang-gyu, JoongAng Daily (July 21, 2008)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2892582
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... Nowadays, only half of the causes of premature births are known. There are many possibilities for trouble: problems with the womb or placenta, antenatal complications or high blood pressure.
"Premature birth has more than a single cause," said Park Won-sun, a professor at Samsung Medical Center. "But the biggest is older mothers giving birth."
The average age of first-time mothers in Korea climbed to 29.2 in 2006 from 26.7 in 1996. |
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moosehead
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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| and you posted this because.....?? |
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Real Reality
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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| moosehead wrote: |
| and you posted this because.....?? |
Why not?
Do you think it belongs in the Current Events forum? If the Mods want to move it to the Current Events forum, then please move it.
Here is more from the article.
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The country's birth rate has inched up, but at the same time, the number of premature newborns is increasing. According to the National Statistical Office, the percentage of newborns lighter than 2.5 kilograms (5.5 pounds) rose to 4.4 percent in 2006 from 4 percent in 2002.
The medical community estimates that, including newborns who die of complications from an untimely birth, one out of 10 newborns are born prematurely. With people marrying later and the age of first-time mothers on the rise, there are growing worries over premature deliveries. |
As new mothers get older, premature births rise
By Hwang Se-hee, Kim Chang-gyu, JoongAng Daily (July 21, 2008)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2892582 |
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xingyiman
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah no matter how much feminism succeeds all it's adherents still get screwed by mother nature. 30's is a bad time to be having the first kid. |
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Real Reality
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