Pregnant Woman Rides In Two Ambulances And a Plane To Deliver Baby

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Kam Davies began delivering her new baby in Basalt, near Aspen, on Thanksgiving Day, but ended up having him eight hours later in Denver.

The new mom was sent to Denver because doctors in Aspen said she was delivering too early for them to handle it.

Doctors at Aspen Valley Hospital prefer to deliver babies after 36 weeks, but Kam was only at 34.

In the end, it took two ambulance rides on mountain highways and an emergency plane flight to get her to Denver.

The couples first child, Ryder was born weighing 4 pounds, 10 ounces and 17 inches. He is currently in the NICU and may have to spend a couple of weeks there for safety sake.

The new dad, Michael, said it was stressful at times, blissful at others, and in the end just perfect.

The thoughtful staff at the Hospital also made sure he got a turkey for Thanksgiving.

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Smoking Linked To Miscarriage

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If your pregnant and you think it’s okay to still smoke, than please read this.According to Imperial College-based Prof. Philip Steer, the Editor-in-Chief of the ‘British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology’ chemicals in cigarettes change a pregnant woman’s body chemistry and distort the results of screening for disability in the fetus.

This puts women at high risk of miscarriage as they then have to undergo a further screening test for abnormality.

“The findings were further proof of damaging effects of smoking during pregnancy.

“Babies of mothers who smoke during pregnancy are small for gestational age and tend also to deliver earlier.

This research indicates smoking may also cause over-estimation of the risk of Down’s (Syndrome), thus exposing the mother to a higher risk of an unnecessary amniocentesis.”

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