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About Half of 'Miracle Babies' Have Disabilities by Age 6
The Washington Post ^ | January 6, 2005 | From News Services

Posted on 01/06/2005 3:16:36 PM PST by neverdem

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1 posted on 01/06/2005 3:16:36 PM PST by neverdem
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Nearly half of all infants born extremely premature show no significant learning and physical disabilities by the time they reach school age, the largest such study has found.
2 posted on 01/06/2005 3:23:21 PM PST by TXBubba ( Democrats: If they don't abort you then they will tax you to death.)
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To: neverdem

NEWSFLASH! More than half of all infants born extremely premature have no significant learning and physical disabilities by the time they reach school age, the largest such study has found.


3 posted on 01/06/2005 3:24:09 PM PST by Eepsy
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To: Eepsy

Yeah, what you said!


4 posted on 01/06/2005 3:25:16 PM PST by TXBubba ( Democrats: If they don't abort you then they will tax you to death.)
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To: TXBubba

Where does that come from? It contradicts the article.


5 posted on 01/06/2005 3:25:18 PM PST by SittinYonder (Tancredo and I wanna know what you believe)
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To: SittinYonder

Does it?


6 posted on 01/06/2005 3:25:41 PM PST by TXBubba ( Democrats: If they don't abort you then they will tax you to death.)
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To: Eepsy

Thank you for correcting that.


7 posted on 01/06/2005 3:26:08 PM PST by SittinYonder (Tancredo and I wanna know what you believe)
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To: TXBubba

Yes, nearly half do show signs; more than half don't.


8 posted on 01/06/2005 3:26:35 PM PST by SittinYonder (Tancredo and I wanna know what you believe)
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To: SittinYonder

Okay. I agree with you. Thank you for your correction.


9 posted on 01/06/2005 3:27:29 PM PST by TXBubba ( Democrats: If they don't abort you then they will tax you to death.)
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To: neverdem
Medical advances have allowed doctors to save earlier and smaller babies.

BS. I was born 34 years ago. I was 2 months premature. I've had CP since birth and lost 80% of my hearing in both ears by the time I turned 6. Aside from that, I'm pretty damn healthy and fortunate to have lived a helluva lot longer than the doctors expected me to 34 years ago.

10 posted on 01/06/2005 3:29:48 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper (PEST/Suicide Hotline 1-800-BUSH-WON)
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Yes, nearly half do show signs; more than half don't.

How do you derive that statement? Here's what the article said:
They found that 46 percent had severe or moderate disabilities such as cerebral palsy, vision or hearing loss and learning problems; 34 percent were mildly disabled; and 20 percent had no disabilities.

I read that as 80% with problems (46% severe), 20% without.

11 posted on 01/06/2005 3:30:18 PM PST by Hank Rearden (Never allow anyone who could only get a government job attempt to tell you how to run your life.)
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To: TXBubba; Eepsy

That happened to be the first title in a regular feature called "FINDINGS". I was most interested in the research on ALS, aka Lou Gehrig's disease. A friend of mine was diagnosed with it.


12 posted on 01/06/2005 3:30:32 PM PST by neverdem (May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
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To: Hank Rearden
Nearly half of all infants born extremely premature have significant learning and physical disabilities by the time they reach school age, the largest such study has found.

More than half of all infants born extremely premature do not have significant learning and physical disabilities ...

13 posted on 01/06/2005 3:32:44 PM PST by SittinYonder (Tancredo and I wanna know what you believe)
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To: Hank Rearden

I don't consider Cerebal Palsy a "problem". I guess that's what one would consider adapting.


14 posted on 01/06/2005 3:32:45 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper (PEST/Suicide Hotline 1-800-BUSH-WON)
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Good to hear from you. Love your attitude. My twin nephews were born 7 weeks early in 1980. Both have CP to different degrees. They are the coolest kids I know.
15 posted on 01/06/2005 3:33:14 PM PST by getitright (There's no peace in appeasement.)
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NEWSFLASH! More than half of all infants born extremely premature have no significant learning and physical disabilities by the time they reach school age, the largest such study has found.

and many that are born with disabilities are surviving and reaching school age.

16 posted on 01/06/2005 3:33:46 PM PST by CindyDawg
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And what is considered a "mild" disability? My hubby is blind without glasses is that a "mild" disability? And he was a month LATE.


17 posted on 01/06/2005 3:35:52 PM PST by TXBubba ( Democrats: If they don't abort you then they will tax you to death.)
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To: El Gato; JudyB1938; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Robert A. Cook, PE; lepton; LadyDoc; jb6; tiamat; PGalt; ..

FReepmail me if you want on or off my health and science ping list.


18 posted on 01/06/2005 3:36:01 PM PST by neverdem (May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
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Some researchers I've read say that most kids with motor disabilities are the best and brightest kids. Cerebal Palsy DOES NOT affect learning. Cerebal Palsy is largely a motor disorder.


19 posted on 01/06/2005 3:36:11 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper (PEST/Suicide Hotline 1-800-BUSH-WON)
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To: Hank Rearden

Normal pregnancy is 37 to 42 weeks.

(study cohort was) born between 22 and 25 weeks.

also worth noting, IMO


20 posted on 01/06/2005 3:36:30 PM PST by Vn_survivor_67-68
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