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Ronnie Falcao, LM MS,
a homebirth midwife in Mountain View, CA
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The federal government now says it's OK for pregnant women and young children to be injected with mercury in the H1N1 vaccine. However, if there were more mercury-free vaccine available, they would recommend that pregnant women and young children get that instead. Don't be fooled! Thimerosal is a form of mercury! Autism rates dropping in California—is phase-out of thimerosal the reason? [from 2005] Current thinking is that only genetically vulnerable babies will be affected by the thimerosol . . . maybe even as low as 1 out of 200 or 0.5%. But if it's your child, it's 100%. Read this mother's story about her children's recovery from mercury-related autism. |
From: C-upi@clari.net (UPI) Subject: Drive-through delivery bill passes Organization: Copyright 1997 by United Press International Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 16:40:41 PDTSACRAMENTO, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- A bill passed by the state Senate would conform California to the federal requirement that a mother and newborn get hospital care for at least 48 hours after delivery.
But the bill would take effect immediately once the governor signs it, rather than next Jan. 1, as the federal law does.
The bill by Assemblywoman Liz Figueroa, D-Fremont, also conforms to the federal requirement for a 96-hour hospital say following a Caesarean section.
Unlike the federal law, it would allow the mother to be released before the 48- and 96-hour limits if she and a physician decide that she is ready to go home.
In such cases, she must have a followup visit by a qualified physician or nurse professional.
The protections address so-called drive-through deliveries where managed care providers release mothers soon after delivery to cut hospital costs.
The Senate returned the measure to the Assembly today for concurrence
in Senate amendments. The unamended version passed the Assembly earlier.
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