----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 6:47 PM Subject: Re: Abortion, Miscarriage, and Subsequent Premature Births
> --- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <snip> > > No. Spontaneous miscarriages don't seem to be a > > factor in the risk of > > having a preterm baby, and most women who have > > spontaneous miscarriages > > early in a pregnancy go on to have healthy babies on > > the subsequent try. > > (There are exceptions, and the impression I have > > from talking to various > > people is that more of the miscarriages are > > experienced by fewer of the women.) > > One exception: multiple miscarriages are more frequent > in a subset of lupus patients, and may even be the > 'presenting' clue that leads to diagnosis of the > disease. > > Timing is another factor - once a woman is over 35, > and especially over 40, miscarriages are much more > common. > > The wife of a colleague went into premature labor last > week; he's 1.5 pounds. Massive cerebral hemorrhages. > They're going to have to decide about turning off the > ventilator in the next few days. God help them. > My brother and his wife suffered through a premature birth at 5 months last year. The baby died after 3 days. (Strangely enough I was married on the anniversary of her funeral, also my fathers birthday) About a month ago she had another premature birth, after being "sown shut", this baby was born at 6 months, and Serena Seeberger is doing fine in neo-natal intensive care. Sometimes these things are hard. Sometimes they are harder. xponent Sometimes Blessed Maru rob ________________________________ You are a fluke of the universe. You have no right to be here. And whether you can hear it or not, the universe is laughing behind your back. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
