“The CDC is moving down a path towards an indefensible recommendation in favor of ... The drop in the circumcision rate in America is attributable to a ... www.intactamerica.org/news/ia-urgescdc -
And in Minneapolis, Childbirth educator Lisa Erbes passes on information about a new policy affecting
UMMC/Riverside (but not other FV
hospitals):
Beginning September 15, 2010,
the Birthplace at the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s hospital
will be asking that the vast majority of healthy infant circumcisions occur in
the baby’s clinic after 1-2 weeks and up to 28 days after birth in the
baby’s clinic. This is intended to ensure that a baby is feeding
well, is stable and gaining weight prior to this procedure.
Exceptions will be made in certain situations and this policy does not apply to
babies admitted to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit for long-term care.
For more information, speak with your MD or Certified Nurse Midwife. It
is also wise to check with your baby’s health insurance provider to make
sure that circumcision is covered by insurance.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 15 September 2010 23:03 )
Christine Abel, RN has been giving parents the unhappy side of vaccine information. She greets parents monthly in a support group. Here are some of the more dramatic and/or informative email bodies, with credits, concerning childrens' vaccination.
Family to Receive $1.5M in First-Ever Vaccine-Autism Court Award
Hannah was described as normal, happy and precocious in her first 18 months.
Then, in July 2000, she was vaccinated against nine diseases in one
doctor's visit: measles, mumps, rubella, polio, varicella, diphtheria,
pertussis, tetanus, and Haemophilus influenzae.
Afterward, her health declined rapidly. She developed high fevers,
stopped eating, didn't respond when spoken to, began showing signs of
autism, and began having screaming fits. In 2002, Hannah's parents filed
an autism claim in federal vaccine court. Five years later, the government settled the case before trial and had it sealed. It's taken more than two years for both sides to agree on how much Hannah will be compensated for her injuries.
Read Sharyl Attkisson's 2008 report on Hannah Poling - March 6, 2008http://www.cbsnews.com/
stories/2008/03/06/
eveningnews/main3915703.shtml In acknowledging Hannah's injuries, the government said vaccines
aggravated an unknown mitochondrial disorder Hannah had which didn't
"cause" her autism, but "resulted" in it. It's unknown how many other
children have similar undiagnosed mitochondrial disorder. All other
autism "test cases" have been defeated at trial. Approximately 4,800 are
awaiting disposition in federal vaccine cour
Mar. 10, 2008,Time Magazine summed up the
relevance of the Poling case in 2008: ...(T)here's no denying that the
court's decision to award damages to the Poling family puts a chink -- a
question mark -- in what had been an unqualified defense of vaccine
safety with regard to autism. If Hannah Poling had an underlying
condition that made her vulnerable to being harmed by vaccines, it
stands to reason that other children might also have such
vulnerabilities."
Then-director of the Centers for Disease Control Julie Gerberding (who is now President of Merck Vaccines)
stated: "The government has made absolutely no statement indicating
that vaccines are a cause of autism. This does not represent anything
other than a very specific situation and a very sad situation as far as
the family of the affected child."
Government Awards Hannah Poling $1.5 Million in Vaccine Injury Case
... vaccines didn't cause Hannah's autism -- the condition just "resulted" from the vaccines.
The
totally twisted and unsustainable United States government approach to
vaccines and autism was on full display today. A few months after the
federal vaccine court laughed at the idea that one has anything to do
with the other, tossing out more than 5,000 cases at once, CBS reports HERE"Family to Receive $1.5M in First-Ever Vaccine-Autism Court Award" that the government awarded Hannah Poling $1.5 million for regressive autism that followed vaccination.
The
government lawyers mumbled something Orwellian and incoherent about a
pre-existing mitochondrial disorder and how vaccines didn't cause
Hannah's autism -- the condition just "resulted" from the vaccines.
Translation: The medical industry's wall of doublespeak, delay and
denial is crumbling and today, at least, one child got justice. More,
many more, to come. -- Dan Olmsted
InfantRisk Center at Texas Tech University with Thomas Hale, MD
Dr. Thomas Hale“Breastfeeding and Medications Forum” Dr. Hale lets you read the posts, "I have decided to restrict the entry of questions to Healthcare Professionals Only.
Lacation consultants, LLL leaders, physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and
other professionals in this field may post a question, particularly if
it is something new or not well covered in my three books. However, anyone can read and peruse the information." - TW Hale, Ph.D.
"The
InfantRisk Center will be dedicated to providing up-to-date
evidence-based information on the use of medications during pregnancy
and breastfeeding. Our goal is to provide accurate information
regarding the risks of exposure to mothers and their babies. By
educating healthcare professionals and the general public alike, we aim
to reduce the number of birth defects as well as create healthy
breastfeeding relationships."
Calls are answered Monday-Friday 8am-5pm Central time. (806)-352-2519.
It's been a year since the national launch of The Birth Survey. We're
celebrating this weekend by sharing our memories and spreading the
word. You can also go to http://www.facebook.com/l/;
birthactivist.com and register to win prizes for sharing The Birth Survey. Fun and easy!
Safety in the air we breath and the water we drink is important to us and generations to come. Even the toys and drinking items we use for our babies and children require safe materials to protect deleicate hormonal interactions that can effect learning, and social function, mood, weight, and more.
Here are some efforts to protect our families that made the news.
The Banning of Bisphenol A
As
many of you may have heard, Minnesota recently became the first state
in the nation to phase-out the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in sippy cups
and bottle liners. However, the work continues. MPIRG (Minnesota Public Interest Research Group) is building off
of the success of the last legislative session and is now taking the
fight to Washington, D.C. We are working with Minnesota's
congressional delegation to advance a ban on BPA across the country. From the eNewsletter, Joshua Winters, Executive Director, MPIRG
September 22, 2009 — An Expert Panel of the Infectious Diseases
Society of America (IDSA) has prepared updated, evidence-based
guidelines for immunization of infants, children, adolescents, and
adults. The new guidelines, which are published in the September 15
issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, replace the previous IDSA clinical practice guideline for quality standards for immunization, published in 2002. Read an excerpt and the list of guidelines.
Vaccination Decisions for Parents from NVIC, National Vaccine Information Center:
"Vaccination is a medical procedure
which carries a risk of injury or death. As a parent, it is your
responsibility to become educated about the benefits and risks of
vaccines...."
1. Your doctor is required by law to
provide you with vaccine benefit/risk information materials before your
child is vaccinated.
Local vaccine education resources that favor fewer or no vaccines are listed following the NVIC list. And after that, Dr. Christianne Northrop talks about Pertussiss
Ruth Trode and Karen Bruce, both Bradley Childbirth Education teachers, wanted to share a new car seat study with parents.
Limit newborns' time in car seats to travel This study by a car seat manufacturer suggests that too much time in car seats may not be good for baby's oxygen level.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 09 September 2009 02:31 )
