The science behind delivering a 13.5-pound baby

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPzJqYy65anTGSspnATaXtyGX432MjLOjwlVnuezu-8DtL9clfh9NVUQQASVZN9m57RkYvZQqgZu15fEva5L8VLfbshyndCpbvQ9rKu4_rCzD74mj6SP3_14mDSPfHUC4la54gb2oRvo/s1600/whoa-baby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The science behind delivering a 13.5-pound baby" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPzJqYy65anTGSspnATaXtyGX432MjLOjwlVnuezu-8DtL9clfh9NVUQQASVZN9m57RkYvZQqgZu15fEva5L8VLfbshyndCpbvQ9rKu4_rCzD74mj6SP3_14mDSPfHUC4la54gb2oRvo/s400/whoa-baby.jpg" title="The science behind delivering a 13.5-pound baby" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The science behind delivering a 13.5-pound baby</td></tr> </tbody></table> <h2 style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://worldofnews360.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-science-behind-delivering-135-pound.html">The science behind delivering a 13.5-pound baby</a></h2> <div> <div> It's impressive that baby Jasleen was delivered without a C-section — but was it safe?</div> <div> Since entering the world at 13.47 pounds last Friday, baby Jasleen has made headlines and records. Jasleen was delivered vaginally at University Hospital in Leipzig, making her the largest baby in the country to be delivered without a cesarean section.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> However, while people have been cooing over the giant bundle of joy and marveling that her mother, Maria, delivered her vaginally, is it safe for a baby to be that large and be delivered without a C-section?</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The answer, generally speaking, is no. But the circumstances in this case are complicated by the reason behind baby Jasleen’s girth: Her mother had been suffering from an undiagnosed case of gestational diabetes.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Gestational diabetes is usually tested for between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy. It is very treatable, often with just monitoring the mother’s blood sugar and bringing in diet and exercise changes. In fact, insulin medicine is recommended for only 10 to 20 percent of women with gestational diabetes, according to the Mayo Clinic.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> When it is left untreated, though, the extra glucose in the mother’s bloodstream crosses the placenta to trigger the baby’s pancreas to make insulin. As a result, the baby grows to an unhealthily large size, a condition known as fetal macrosomia, which is somewhat arbitrarily defined at a threshold of 8 pounds, 13 ounces — a threshold that Jasleen well exceeds.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Generally, babies with fetal macrosomia are delivered via C-section. Due to their large size, there is greater likelihood for shoulder dystocia, which is when a baby’s shoulder cannot fit through the mother’s pelvis and the baby gets caught in the birth canal. Dr. Elizabeth G. Baxley and Dr. Robert W. Gobbo at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) call it "one of the most frightening emergencies in the delivery room," in part because a trapped baby may not be able to breath.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Yet, despite the evidence in favor of a C-section, the doctors at University Hospital were not necessarily wrong in their decision to naturally deliver Jasleen. According to a hospital statement by chief of obstetrics Holger Stepan, "We decided to try natural birth, as a child of this size [with] the excess weight of the mother, a cesarean section would have been associated with a significant risk." Though fairly routine, "C-sections can be risky for both the baby and the mother," notes James Fleur at Science Recorder. Possible problems include blood clots for the mother and breathing problems for the baby.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Moreover, since Jasleen’s mother had never been previously treated at the hospital, the physicians were unaware of her gestational diabetes and likely could not anticipate how large a baby Jasleen would be. And it’s not unheard of to vaginally deliver a baby of that size. Just this March, British baby George King was delivered vaginally, clocking in at 15 pounds 7 ounces.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> At the moment, though, baby Jasleen is doing well and being cared for in the hospital’s neonatal unit. Her mother is also doing quite well, though still recovering from the shock of her big surpise. She told the Daily Mail, "I had no idea there was such a giant inside of me."</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> View this article on TheWeek.com Get 4 Free Issues of The Week</div> </div> </div>

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5 Things That Will Make Your Interviewer Hate You

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvZi0LoSkYixdXHcMPJVAeBjWJ88WMI-qiHzkVcC6jyGDjkF98lg0kubXdNU1cuVwEkaarLxerebPExKX3hKAZhK612LumsWo8igaI-tRhwo0k2Q5MSW1ssksEu-vqmCv4F3OJzQq0qE/s1600/woman-on-a-job-interview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="5 Things That Will Make Your Interviewer Hate You" border="0" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvZi0LoSkYixdXHcMPJVAeBjWJ88WMI-qiHzkVcC6jyGDjkF98lg0kubXdNU1cuVwEkaarLxerebPExKX3hKAZhK612LumsWo8igaI-tRhwo0k2Q5MSW1ssksEu-vqmCv4F3OJzQq0qE/s400/woman-on-a-job-interview.jpg" title="5 Things That Will Make Your Interviewer Hate You" width="400" /></a></div> <h2> <a href="http://worldofnews360.blogspot.com/2013/07/5-things-that-will-make-your.html">5 Things That Will Make Your Interviewer Hate You</a></h2> You probably know most of the interviewing tips that can help you forge a connection with a potential employer. Now it’s time to learn some of the things you must avoid in an interview to ensure the interviewer doesn’t end up hating you by the end of it.<br /> <br /> These things really do happen. Just make sure they don’t happen to you.<br /> <br /> <b>1. Jump at the chance to trash your former boss.</b><br /> “An interviewer will dislike you if you respond to the question, ‘What advice would you give your former boss, if asked?’” says Lee Evans, CEO and career coach at Free-Job-Search-Websites.com, adding that this is a trick question. “The interviewer will interpret your negative response as the answer you might give when asked about a manager at the interviewing company. It's also a test of your ability to respond appropriately to sticky questions. Your interviewer and prospective employer will side with your former manager, and view you as difficult to deal with.”<br /> <br /> Instead: Keep your responses professional and watch for trick questions.<br /> <br /> <b>2. Tell the interviewer what you would change.</b><br /> <b></b>Sometimes interviewers will ask you what you might change about a prospective employer, and it can be an opportunity to bring out some ideas you might have. But keep it constructive, and wait until they ask, says Ronald Kaufman, author and executive coach. “Telling them things you would change about their company is arrogant and implies you might be a disruptive employee,” Kaufman says. “As an outsider, you don’t know my needs, my budgets, my problems, and telling me what you would change is a major turn off.”<br /> <br /> Instead: Wait to offer suggestions until the interviewer asks for them, and even then, keep them brief and constructive while stressing that you know you don’t have all the information.<br /> <b><br /></b> <b>3. Comment on your interviewer’s appearance. </b><br /> Whether you like the way your interviewer looks or not, keep it to yourself. Even “well, you look nice today” is inappropriate, according to Evans. Commenting on how people look when you’ve just met them can be a signal that you aren’t concerned with social boundaries or are rude. Comments about appearance are on the “interviewer’s red flag list,” Evans says.<br /> <br /> Instead: 

Keep social commentary to a minimum, and stick to safe and general topics, such as the weather or traffic, before you get into the interview.<br /> <b><br /></b> <b>4. Denigrate the organization you’re applying to. </b><br /> Even when you want the job, it’s possible that things you say make it sound like you think you’re better than what the company deserves. “If you make it appear as though the organization where you are applying is not up to speed in terms of technology or that its facility is lacking, you will alienate the interviewer,” says Cheryl Palmer, a career coach. “You need to give the interviewer reason to believe that you are the best person for the job and that you really want to work there.”

<br /> <br /> Instead: Find ways to talk about how you’ll be a good fit for the company, rather than implying you’re a superhero for offering to help the organization out of a jam.<br /> <b><br /></b> <b>

5. Show up late. It’s a killer, no matter why it happens.</b><br />  Showing up 10 minutes early is a common interview tip, but its importance cannot be overstated. “Tardiness shows one of two things: disrespect or poor planning, both of which are nonstarters for most hiring managers,” says Michael “Dr. Woody” Woodward, an organizational psychologist and author of “The YOU Plan.” Showing up late sets the tone for the rest of the interview, and you’ll have to be at the top of your game to come back from such a setback. </div>

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Vibrating Bicycle Seat, 'Happy Ride,' Hits Sex Shop Shelves

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVjV7nMY-xOn4SRiRrF_hU191ssinZm0Qa2sSbSix0idHOJKAbUYkpO3SZ6yb0zFyoIi4vurTChyphenhyphenpB8R5KH2hC8S-GJAaQ_oDetlKpmipBusAeoSj_i48ZxNnZ2pTjgoSRpyEjjYjHbE/s1600/r-WOMAN-HAPPY-BIKE-large570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVjV7nMY-xOn4SRiRrF_hU191ssinZm0Qa2sSbSix0idHOJKAbUYkpO3SZ6yb0zFyoIi4vurTChyphenhyphenpB8R5KH2hC8S-GJAaQ_oDetlKpmipBusAeoSj_i48ZxNnZ2pTjgoSRpyEjjYjHbE/s400/r-WOMAN-HAPPY-BIKE-large570.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <h2 style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://worldofnews360.blogspot.com/2013/07/vibrating-bicycle-seat-happy-ride-hits.html">Vibrating Bicycle Seat, 'Happy Ride,' Hits Sex Shop Shelves</a></h2> <div> <div> As if biking wasn’t sexy enough already.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A sex toy company based in the U.K. has released a new sexvention -- the Happy Ride, a vibrating bike seat cover.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The covers, created by SexShop365, position a small vibrator in the middle of the seat, offering the kind of “great pleasurable heights” more stimulating than a beautiful view or endorphins from a long ride.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The Happy Ride comes equipped with a discreet control to either raise or lower the vibration. It's supposed to be relatively quiet, though the device's advertised light humming could be easily drowned out by some ... light humming.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Turning a bike into a pleasure mobile costs roughly $37.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Even though biking is the second most popular outdoor activity in the United States, according to a study by BikesBelong.org, it's about to get more of a buzz. It remains to be seen whether the Happy Ride will prove to be too big a distraction for bicyclists -- and the drivers and pedestrians watching them -- who are getting their pedal-twerk on.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> In an interview with The Daily Mail, Claire Bowden of SexShop365 attributes the growing demand for exercise-related toys to the "Fifty Shades of Grey" phenomenon. Whatever the reasoning, the Happy Ride is bound to close the gap between bicyclists and orgasm enthusiasts everywhere.</div> </div> </div>

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Could South Africa's horn sale end rhino slaughter?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PSqckqVCTw6-no94liIa3bMAkXfj2pfuUK2YMaaug12VpqXPZRw2LLijQNIoAZZ9TC1huvbNJ8pTh5d1ETuZPE7Zc2-VfGxdP3ufjUER3r0y5u9Kc_UQMrfM9Uxx1nRGzdFqti1kQO8/s1600/Could+South+Africa's+horn+sale+end+rhino+slaughter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PSqckqVCTw6-no94liIa3bMAkXfj2pfuUK2YMaaug12VpqXPZRw2LLijQNIoAZZ9TC1huvbNJ8pTh5d1ETuZPE7Zc2-VfGxdP3ufjUER3r0y5u9Kc_UQMrfM9Uxx1nRGzdFqti1kQO8/s400/Could+South+Africa's+horn+sale+end+rhino+slaughter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <h2 style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://worldofnews360.blogspot.com/2013/07/could-south-africas-horn-sale-end-rhino.html">Could South Africa's horn sale end rhino slaughter?</a></h2> <br /> Decimated by illegal poaching, the endangered rhino has increasingly come under attack in recent years. In South Africa alone, some 480 rhinos have been killed since January, while last year there were 668 slaughters, a nearly 50% jump compared to 2011.<br /> <br /> The alarming surge in rhino killings has been fueled by unsubstantiated beliefs in southeast Asia that their horns can treat all kinds of conditions, from hangovers to cancers. Buyers in countries such as Vietnam and China are willing to pay big sums for traditional cures and this has helped create a lucrative poaching market, which is often run by sophisticated criminal syndicates.<br /> <br /></div>

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