Feeling uncharitable
Can I admit that the March of Dimes really bugs me? They show these alarming numbers about premature babies...
Did you know that in Williamson County the latest records showed that a total of 5,000 children were born? Did you know 10 percent of them were preterm babies (being born at 36 weeks gestation or before)? Additionally, 6.5 percent were ( Read more... )
Did you know that in Williamson County the latest records showed that a total of 5,000 children were born? Did you know 10 percent of them were preterm babies (being born at 36 weeks gestation or before)? Additionally, 6.5 percent were ( Read more... )
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Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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Did you know that in Williamson County the latest records showed that a total of 5,000 children were born? Did you know 90 percent of them were carried to full term? Additionally, 93.5 percent were born at normal birth weight (over 5.5 pounds) and 99 percent were born above very low birth weight (over 3.3 pounds). Ninety-seven percent were born free from birth defects, and, happily, 99 percent of the newborns in the NICU went home.I like to do this exercise with scare stories like this one. When I read a piece like this, I always wonder if the writer is ignoring the numbers or if he or she just expects the reader to ( ... )
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