Tag: birth

  • The surprisingly common world of Heart Defects

    The surprisingly common world of Heart Defects

    Congenital heart defects is the leading cause of birth-defect related death with 1% of children are born with a CHD (40,000 babies in the U.S. per year). 1/3 of infants born with a CHD need life-saving treatment in their first year of life considering the median age of CHD related deaths is 1 year old.…

  • What To Expect When You Are Expecting

    What To Expect When You Are Expecting

    Nowadays people are becoming increasingly aware of the prevalent economic crisis. Sensible financial planning has therefore become an indispensable element of our lives. As a consequence, many people take their time before they decide to have children. This is a huge milestone and it implies hefty spending. It is less obvious, however, that even before…

  • What are the odds?

    What are the odds?

    You shouldn’t feel so unimportant any more – what are the odds of you coming out the way you are? Via: Ali Binazir