Much more needs to be known about the suspected mechanisms behind the between-group differences; just measuring one's blood glucose does nothing to lower it, and few endocrinologists or health authorities have evidence of individual actions one can take if one's glucose measures high.
I would love to see this updated. Cornell Ornithology lists it as uncommon and declining in the Pacific Northwest, while other sites say it is widespread. We have had a flock of 5-6 coming to a feeder every day for the past week or so.
Hi, Neil. I worked on folic acid supplementation awareness in Texas for 14 years (including encouraging women of childbearing age to consume fortified grain products). Fortification has been an impressively effective intervention in lower rates of neural tube defects, but the long-term risks to the non-target population were rarely considered. I do remember that risks to elderly about missing the presence of anemia was discussed, but usually dismissed as rare and relatively unimportant. It was just before I left the state (10 years ago) that some scientists were considering the possible long-term effects. This is a little frightening.
It would be very helpful to update the study of these outcomes to see if this change in behavior was sustained, and if so, for how long. Many folic acid campaigns saw brief changes in behavior among targeted populations, but quickly lost any effect.
This is quite helpful. However, I am not sure that "by analyzing both obstetric and socioeconomic data, it was possible to eliminate possible cofounders." There may be underlying factors such as various types of self-efficacy that influence a woman's interest in participation in CBE classes that similarly underlie the way she approaches labor and birth. It is a complex issue, and this study does provide some insight.
Did you control for any variations in labor and delivery management such as walking during labor, restriction of movement through fetal monitoring, or lithotomy vs more upright positions for delivery? If so, how?
I have never been to a scientific conference that offered childcare, though it seems common enough to be supportive to infants in sessions. Often conference participants bring a spouse or grandparents as a fun trip for the family while mom/dad attend conference. Having organized several such conferences, I can well imagine that childcare services would not be popular; children out of infancy would require another paid airline seat, and it would be less disruptive to the child's life to stay home.
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