What does Meth do to Pregnant Mothers and their Unborn Babies

Drug Use During Pregnancy

More than 90% of pregnant women take prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter) drugs or use social drugs (such as tobacco and alcohol) or illicit drugs at some time during pregnancy. In general, drugs, unless absolutely necessary, should not be used during pregnancy because many can harm the fetus. About 2 to 3% of all birth defects result from the use of drugs other than alcohol.

Sometimes drugs are essential for the health of the pregnant woman and the fetus. In such cases, a woman should talk with her doctor or other health care practitioner about the risks and benefits of taking the drugs. Before taking any drug (including over-the-counter drugs) or dietary supplement (including medicinal herbs), a pregnant woman should consult her health care practitioner. A health care practitioner may recommend that a woman take certain vitamins and minerals during pregnancy.

Drugs taken by a pregnant woman reach the fetus primarily by crossing the placenta, the same route taken by oxygen and nutrients, which are needed for the fetus's growth and development. Drugs that a pregnant woman takes during pregnancy can affect the fetus in several ways: Read more about Meth and Pregnant Mothers Click Here

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Nurses Needed

Clocking In At Home by Ellen Francisco

It's another early morning for Linda West Conforti, RN. Much like the many other mornings in her nursing career except this particular morning Linda isn't clocking in at the hospital. She is clocking in at home.

Certified as a Foster Parent for Medically Fragile children and an Independent Nurse Provider with the State of California, Linda's workday begins and ends in her own home; a comfortable setting for Linda and the medically fragile children in her care. This commute to work doesn't require paying the high cost of gas, the stress of a crowded morning freeway or the search for that elusive parking space. Thanksgiving, Christmas, Fourth of July, birthdays and other special holidays are now celebrated with her family at home rather than in the hospital working a 12 hour shift.In the time she's been a Foster Parent, Linda has brought a number of micro preemie babies back to health.

These babies present special challenges because they are uncomfortable with touch and stimulation. Linda uses kangarooing cuddlers to help with the babies' bonding process and facilitate their sensory development. Linda has also provided care for children with heart defects who require specific monitoring and an educated eye toward potential problems. Then came Sammy - a 24 week micro preemie (18 ounces!) with hemangiomas (swollen blood tumors) both inside and outside of his body, and short bowel syndrome due to Necrotizing Enterocolitis (tissue death of parts of the bowels).The futures for these children were bleak until Linda removed them from Read more about Linda and why more nurses are needed Click Here

Read Lexie's Truely Beautiful Story

Alexia was born prematurely with a condition known as Gastroschisis.( See Photo) Her intestines had formed outside her abdominal wall and the wall had closed up around them, choking them from blood supply and systematically poisoning her. Lexie's intestines were black and dead; only four inches of viable bowel could be saved and had to be surgically attached to her transverse colon. The loss of bowel makes it impossible to absorb the nutrients needed to sustain life so she requires an IV infusion of Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) that runs through a large blood vessel in her chest twenty hours a day - an intrusion that is hard on the veins and makes her prone to bacteria that cause blood infections. Numerous line placements for the IV have caused scarring and taxed the liver like excessive alcohol and a toxic lifestyle would.

Read More of her Life story...Click here

Sammy's Amazing Story

Sammy is a true medical miracle! Sammy is not my biological son. I know the deep piercing bond a son from my womb can bring. I love my Sammy just as deeply.

Sammy was born a full four months early at the fragile weight of 17 ounces ( see Photo) when his birthmother's placenta burst due to her addiction to methamphetamines and landed her in the hospital. When he tested positive for methamphetamines, Sammy was taken into the custody of Children's Services; his mother's rights suspended until she tested negative for the drug. His premature delivery meant his organs were not developed enough to sustain his life. His lungs were so underdeveloped; he couldn't take his first breath. His brain and nervous system were so undeveloped they couldn't remind him he even needed one. Read more of his story, Click Here

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Angels In Wating is brought to you by the founder: Linda West Conforti, RN. Linda has created this foundation to help bring awareness to a serious problem we have in America. Their are thousands of Medically Fragile Babies being born everyday and they need a good Loving Family and a Home.

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Blue Jay CA.
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