The new findings do not provide "the answer to how we're going to prevent it," Saade says of stillbirth. But "we're hoping that this is the start of that."

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1. 1. ASHIK 10:05 AM 12/14/11

   My mother had abortion when i was a kid.Reason was she had a troubling uterus.It could not hold.

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2. 2. JP Prichard 10:50 AM 12/14/11

   Wondering if abortion rates play a role here? For example, disproportionate abortion rates among african-americans highlight the fact that pregnancy following abortion is more likely to result in miscarriage or early-term delivery. Maybe this is just another symptom?
   
   Or a symptom of a symptom: Early-term babies are more likely to have cerebral palsy, for example, which is also disproportionately high among african-americans.

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3. 3. Bluevariable 11:59 AM 12/14/11

   The information about immigrants is interesting and could be pointing to diet as a possible influence. The main US diet is heavily weighted with macro nutrients like carbohydrates and proteins, with a lesser presence of micronutrients, driven by the processed food industry. These results for new immigrants could be because they ate a diet that was more balanced in the ratio of macro to micro nutrients, with higher consumption of more micronutrient rich foods like raw green vegetables and fruits, before arrival in the USA, indicating that researchers should look closely at diet overall as a possible major influence.
   A second indicator that should be researched is the heavy mandatory vaccine load of the US versus other developed countries. The US requires its citizens to take many more vaccines than countries like Sweden which has a much the lower infant mortality rate than the USA. Since these differentials appear related in a directly proportional ratio (higher vaccine load, higher infant mortality rate)it could again indicate another area for research into causes.

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4. 4. Philip123 03:19 PM 12/14/11

   Yes and according to the CDC's own data set one of those avoidable causes would be the bizarre new idea of telling pregnant women they should get vaccinated, see
   
   http://healthjournalclub.com/don%E2%80%99t-vaccinated-pregnant/

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5. 5. Max Redalia 05:13 PM 12/14/11

   Good point, assaulting a fetal immune system with mercury, aluminum and other toxins has to be part of the problem.
   
   Other disturbing trends - foreign women move to the US and their rate of miscarriage INCREASES?! So it's obviously an environmental issue, but could be anything from diet to stress to toxins to pathogens to allergens to medical care.
   
   Abortion is unlikely to be a factor because many abortions are due to the fetus being non-viable, due to disease, defect, chemical or drug exposures. Those damaged fetuses are most likely to miscarry anyway, so they would INCREASE the stillbirth/miscarry rate.
   
   
   Anyone who thinks racism is dead in the U.S. should explain the doubled stillbirth rate, shorter lifespan, lower pay and higher prison numbers of African-Americans. We could use the laughs.

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6. 6. KSama 02:15 PM 12/15/11

   It could be the fact the immigrants are NOW , since they have doctors , advised by their doctor to supplement iron during their pregnancy. It has been shown women restrict iron absorption during pregancy, in theory to protect the developing embryo from excess iron. This 'anemia' is recognised as an 'iron deficiency' and the doctor prescribes iron which injures the pregnancy.
   "First trimester curtailment of iron absorption: Innate suppression of a teratogen?"
   "There might be an association of first trimester iron supplementation with miscarriage/fetal abnormalities"

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7. 7. Ann in Miami in reply to JP Prichard 09:50 PM 7/16/12

   As black women the problem why stillbirth is so high for us is lack of information + care given by the doctors.
   White women get 2012 knowledge.. we get 1950's data on pregancy. My experience at the OBGYN was unbelieveable. They speak to you like your freaking five years old!
   KNOWLEDGE THAT GIVES YOU A FIGHTING CHANCE AT REDUCING STILLBIRTH IS RARELY SPOKEN. The word stillbirth is never utter, the only risk factor they pound into you is AIDS,sickle cell, sickle cell amenia.. do you have sickle cell? wtf!
   
   Caregiver - "You should eat more steak."
   Me - tell me my iron is low. Give me ALL the options available, then allow me to make a choice with you.
   Me - should I use only glass containers now? - Im worried about BPA.
   Caregiver - ....now lets me measure your stomach.
   
   Looking back.. me, mother nature, and google would have done a better job. $200 per visit. 30 mins wait, 4 mins care that is healthcare in America.
   
   ...I guess Mercedes dont grow on trees.

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8. 8. Ann in Miami in reply to JP Prichard 11:27 PM 7/16/12

   JP Prichard
   where are you getting your abortion stats from? According to all scientific statistics: white people dont have sex PERIOD
   
   that abortion rate/cerebral palsy stats on black women is B S.

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9. 9. jayhawkFan 04:21 PM 9/20/12

   I think the increase is due to the GMO's used to produce so much of our foods. Genetically Modified foods will be our downfall in the US.
   http://geneticroulettemovie.com/

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