Dear Friends:
    In 2005, the March of Dimes said that medical intervention accounted for 
25% of prematurity. Here are the 2005 statistics for births before 37 weeks in 
the USA.
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The proportion of total births that were preterm increased from 9.7% in 1990 
to 11.0% in 2005. Most of the increase was among births occurring at 34--36 
weeks (i.e., late preterm), which increased from 6.8% to 8.1%. Although late 
preterm infants are at lower risk for mortality and long-term morbidity than 
other preterm infants, they are at higher risk than those born later in pregnancy. 
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    The rates of infants of 35 weeks going home and treated as normal 
newborns is increasing, according to reports from nurses and LCs across the nation. A 
35-weeker can't even maintain its temperature, much less offer feeding cues 
or breastfeed well.
    When will the madness of routine technology cease?
    warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE,CIMI
Adjunct Faculty, Union Institute and University, Lactation Program
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human Lactation
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

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