Word: towardness
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...measure of last resort, a final attempt to save both mom and baby if things did not go well during delivery. That was almost certainly the case in Roman times with Julius Caesar, who was born via the procedure, and for whom it was named. But today, a trend toward elective cesareans is presenting doctors with another problem - women who insist on delivering earlier than they should, with potential risks to the newborn. Now, researchers at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) provide the first statistics...
...trend toward earlier delivery? For many women, it comes down to convenience - to accommodate their work schedules or to avoid being pregnant any longer than necessary. Part of the trend may also be traced to women's confusion over the official guidelines: While ACOG recommends that 39 weeks of gestation is ideal for both vaginal and Cesarean deliveries, 37 weeks is technically considered full term. So, many women question why they have to wait an additional two weeks to schedule a c-section if their baby is at term...
...OPEC. The American people have demonstrated beyond a doubt that they can and will get by with less gas if there is a compelling reason in the form of a higher price at the pump. The enormous, unstated side benefit of Kinsley's proposal is a huge step toward energy independence. Who did not enjoy seeing the OPEC ministers being forced to reduce production because of reduced demand in the U.S. and worldwide? I wonder if our elected representatives will have the courage to pursue Kinsley's idea. Richard Parins, SARASOTA...
...power for an empire that, among other things, maintained tranquility between Jews, Muslims and Christians in the Holy Land. But since its founding in 1923, modern Turkey has shied away from any involvement with the Muslim world, once ruled by the Ottomans, instead orienting its foreign policy firmly toward the West. The predominantly Muslim nation is officially secular - it's a longtime U.S. ally and NATO member - and it's currently in a tortuous process of negotiations over eventual accession to the European Union. In the Middle East, until now, Turkey has been largely invisible...
...works. Mubarak's evolution from holdout to co-author of Sarkozy's slightly simplified plan suggests that Egypt's may be the first of several positions to shift in the region. It's likely that Mubarak's reversal was made with the knowledge that similar moves are afoot toward the same end - notably securing Hamas' acceptance of an enduring truce with Syria's assistance...