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Infants: Home, Notes and Issues, Fetal Development, Neonatology, Infant Mortality, NCHS, States' Data, Birthmothers, Ultrasound, Fetal Imaging,

Terms and Concepts

• preemie, premature babies, preemies, fetus, fetal, neonatal
• low birth weight, very low birth weight, extremely low birth weight, ultra low birth weight
• What is the 50th percentile weight in grams for survival with no long term problems?
• What is the 50th percentile days from conception for survival with no long term problems?
• What is the 50th percentile crown-rump distance for survival with no long term problems?
• What is the 50th percentile fetal volume for survival with no long term problems?
• What is the 50th percentile fetal amniotic volume ratio for survival with no long term problems?
• Normal fetal development patterns by age of parents, genealogy, state, city, country

Infant Mortality, Maternal Morbidity and Mortality, Demographic and Economic Inpacts

• Births by age of mother, Infant deaths by age of mother, problems by age of mother, abortions by age of mother
• Normal patterns by race, by state, by country, by region, by age, etc.
• Decision aids, guidelines, best practices, risk calculators, sensitivity analysis, models
• How many adoptions can be absorbed?  What is the impact of abortions?  How many unplanned pregnancies?
• How many unplanned children?  How many unwanted children?
• Schools, community programs, support networks, family, jobs
• What has been gained?  What has been lost?
• Impact of deaths on population growth and geographic distribution, age distribution

Organizations, Groups and Individuals

• Neonatal Intensive Care Units - NICUs
• International databases, reporting, definitions, software, publications, researchers
• Legislation, Laws and regulations, agencies, programs, budgets, funds, researchers
• Neonatologists, gynecologists, obstetricians
• Pediatrics, pediatric divisions, pediatric departments, children's hospitals
• Best of breed, hospital certification, health care providers, provider certification
• Hospitals, clinic, private physicians, HMOs, public health
• Medical societies, professional associations

Measurements

• Ultrasonic imaging, 3d ultrasound, multiple sensor fusion, rotating heads, patents
• Volume, density, mass, tissue, chemical distributions
• MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging  
• NMRI - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• MRIS - Magnetic Resonance Imaging Spectroscopy
• MRIM - Magnetic Resonance Imaging Microscopy
• Lab tests
• Sensors and monitors
• Weight during fetal development
• Weight at birth, baby's weight by mothers characteristics - size, amniotic volume, blood nutrients, amniotic assay
• GE Lightspeed, 

Economic and Social Impacts of Decisions

• Lifetime earnings
• Lifetime hospital care
• Lifetime impact on others
• Lifetime medical care
• Lifetime cost of ownership of a normal child, a handicapped child, a sick child, a ___ child
• Insurance, liability, legal implications of actions
• Nutrition, Smoking, alcohol, exercise, drugs, abuse, income, support, 

New Frontiers

• Full motion, 3D, color imaging sonography
• Ultra-wave 3D imaging
• Artificial wombs, synthetic amniotic fluid, synthetic wombs, artificial kidneys, fetal dialysis, artificial umbilicals
• Tissue cultures, tissue printers
• Patents, trademarks

Other Items

• Training, education, books, videos, courses, conferences
• Software, models, databases, websites, webmasters, networks, computers, IT
• Medicines, treatments, instruments, research,
• Jobs, people, supplies, facilities