Born three months early, weighing just 1 pound, 13 ounces By Dave Andrusko Roux was born just shy of three months early(Image: Submitted) Having already experienced six miscarriages, when Emma Maskery was rushed to the hospital in September, she feared the worst. Daughter Roux was not due to be born for another three months … Read more
By Nancy Flanders In February of 2013 in Denmark, a group of volunteers began what is known as The Octo Project. They crochet adorable octopi that are helping premature babies feel more secure. The project seems to be leading to improvement in the tiny children’s health. “While they may seem like an unlikely bedfellow for … Read more
By Jennifer Popik, JD, Robert Powell Center for Medical Ethics A study published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrates widespread discriminatory denial of life-preserving medical treatment to premature infants based on fear that if assisted to live they might have disabilities – in defiance of protective federal law. It provided a … Read more
One lead researcher considers 22 weeks a new marker of viability By Dave Andrusko The results of a massive study of nearly 5,000 extremely premature babies published last Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the survival rate of babies born at 22 and 23 weeks increased substantially if hospitals actively treat … Read more
By Dave Andrusko Editor’s note. We ran this story previously but a couple of pro-life sites picked up on the story of Maddalene Douse in the aftermath of the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade. It is such a powerful story on so many different levels, I thought you might enjoy reading (or re-reading) … Read more
By Dave Andrusko Jett Morris It was a classic case of a pregnant mother told her baby was “non-viable,” who refused to succumb to what she says was pressure by doctors to abort. Clearly little Jett Morris, who eventually was born prematurely at 25 weeks, wasn’t listening to the gloom and doom scenarios. In … Read more