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(CNN) -- A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck the Pacific near American Samoa, triggering towering tsunami waves that gushed over the island and leaving at least 22 people dead.

The tsunami wave hit right in the middle of the harbor of Pago Pago, the capital.

American Samoa Gov. Togiola Tulafono, speaking from Hawaii, said Tuesday's quake ranked "right up there with some of the worst" disasters on the island. He said about 50 people had been treated for injuries so far but he expected that number to rise.

The quake hit the small cluster of South Pacific islands early Tuesday morning. By evening, Laumoli, standing outside the LBJ Tropical Medican Center morgue in the capital of Pago Pago, confirmed 22 deaths.

"I thought it was the end of the world," said Dr. Salamo Laumoli, director of health services. "I have never felt an earthquake like that before."

Laumoli feared more fatalities would turn up as rescue workers were still trying to access parts of the island severed by damaged infrastructure.

Laumoli said people in outlying villages on one end of the main island have been cut off because the main bridge was washed away.

"Two or three villages have been badly damaged," he told CNN International.  Listen to Laumoli speak about the impact of the quake and tsunami Â»

Tulafono cited extensive damage to roads, buildings and homes, and said he had spoken to the military about mobilizing reserve forces for assistance.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, canceled tsunami watches and warnings for American Samoa about four hours after the earthquake hit. However, a tsunami advisory is still in effect for for the coastal areas of California and Oregon.  Watch report on end of tsunami warning Â»

The Japan Meteorological Agency also activated a tsunami advisory along its eastern coast. The precautionary alert means that the height of a possible tsunami wave would be less than a foot and a half.

President Barack Obama "declared a major disaster exists in the Territory of American Samoa" late Tuesday and ordered federal aid to supplement local efforts. The declaration makes federal funding available to affected individuals.

The tsunami waves hit right in the middle of the Pago Pago harbor, the capital, said Cinta Brown, an American Samoa homeland security official working at the island's emergency operations center. The water devastated the village of Leone.  Watch a resident talk about what happened Â»

"The wave came onshore and washed out people's homes," Brown said.

The same happened on the hard-hit east and west sides of American Samoa, she said.

The quake generated three separate tsunami waves, the largest measuring 5.1 feet from sea level height, said Vindell Hsu, a geophysicist with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. Preliminary data had originally reported a larger tsunami.

Officials in the U.S. territory issued a clear call and were focusing on assessing the damage, Brown said.

Reports of damage were still emerging, but a bulletin from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the waves "may have been destructive along coasts near the earthquake epicenter and could also be a threat to more distant coasts. Authorities should take appropriate action in response to this possibility."

Tulafono, the governor, was on his way back home Tuesday night on one of two U.S. Coast Guard C-130 transport planes flying to American Samoa with aid.

The Coast Guard also will transport more than 20 officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to American Samoa, said John Hamill, external affairs officer for FEMA in Oakland, California.

The FEMA team will include a variety of debris experts, housing experts, members of the Corps of Engineers, and other disaster relief specialists, Hamill said.

Tulafono told reporters Tuesday that it was hard being away from home when disaster came calling. It was a time, he said, for families to be together.

Those who experienced the massive quake described it as a terrifying event.

Brown was standing in a parking lot when her sports utility vehicle began rocking left and right.

"You could hear the rattling of the metal" of a large chain link fence around the lot, Brown said.

"It shakes you because you know something else is coming," she said.

CNN's Augie Martin, Mariano Castillo, Moni Basu, Tess Eastment and Nick Valencia contributed to this report

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(CNN) -- Over the next week CNN has special coverage of one of the world's biggest gatherings of the luxury industry from Basel, Switzerland, bringing you the views of the people behind some of the biggest brands.

Companies suggest the top tier of luxury goods is less affected by the downturn.

In this time of economic upheaval, these brands are being put to the test. People are spending their hard-earned money much more carefully. If they're going to shell out thousands of dollars for a timepiece or a trinket they want to know it's worth it.

A luxury brand's name, history and quality are cornerstones of its marketing and advertising. But is that enough? That is the question we will ask the CEOs of brands like Chopard, Bulgari, Patek Phillippe and Tag Heuer, to name a few.

There are conflicting reports over whether luxury brands are immune to the effects of a recession. Some suggest that people are not spending as much as they used to. Renowned British department store Harvey Nichols, which houses high-end luxury goods, posted a 40 percent drop in profits and a 5 percent drop in sales in the year ending March 31, 2009.

Other reports however suggest that consumers are still spending, just more carefully. The CEOs of the high-end brands like Boucheron and Patek Phillippe tell us there are three tiers in the luxury industry: the lower level where the brand's name is licensed and goods are mass marketed, the mid range where products are expensive but still widely available, and then there's the top tier where the goods are only available to a select few. These products are very expensive and only a few pieces are produced. Companies suggest this top tier isn't really affected by the downturn as consumers at this level still can afford to spend. Can luxury brands survive? Send us your views

The CEOs also suggest this downturn means a return to the notion of true luxury that is defined by its aspirational, not affordable quality of a product or a lifestyle.

Geography plays a big part in a brand and company's sales and profitability. Before the credit crunch, the United States was the top market for luxury goods. Today some reports indicate that China has surpassed the U.S. for its hunger for designer brands.

According to chinadaily.com, China consumed $8.6 billion worth of luxury goods in the two years ending January 2009. The Middle East and emerging markets like India are also major hubs of luxury consumption as importers of luxury brands. Here companies have set up shop in cities from Dubai to Delhi. These markets have been seen almost as the life rafts in this turbulent economy because there, the thinking is, people will still spend, spend, spend on known brands.

Last year at Baselworld, the then-CEO of the luxury watch brand Ebel, Thomas van der Kellen, told us that consumers in the emerging markets "are growing opportunities for the luxury watch business...the money is there, it's very much a branded culture..so we see a lot of opportunity to make up for potential loss on the western hemisphere."

The bottom line for all brands in the luxury industry is no one is exempt from feeling the constrictions of the market. Every aspect of the business is and will be affected in some way, whether it's at the production end (rising costs of raw materials and manufacturing) to the retail end (flow of traffic into their stores).

What separates those who will survive and even flourish in this industry are the ones that define themselves as true and aspirational luxury where the product is seen as an investment and worth it.

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NEW YORK (CNN) -- A letter penned by George Washington praising the new Constitution sold for $3.2 million at an auction, the highest price for a letter by America's first president.

The four-page letter in Washington's slanting penmanship was written to his nephew Bushrod Washington in November 1787, according to Christie's, the company that auctioned it.

It was in the possession of an unidentified British descendant of his family, Christie's said.

Washington led the Philadelphia Convention, at which the Constitution was drafted in 1787. After the Constitution was produced, a nationwide debate ensued on whether to ratify it.

In the letter written from Washington's Virginia estate, Mount Vernon, he endorses the Constitution and highlights the benefits of compromise and of states merging into one nation.

"The central issues must be consolidated -- and local views as far as the general good will admit, must be attended to," he says in the letter, according to Christie's.

The company said the president confided in his nephew.

"Washington professed neutrality in public, but to Bushrod expressed his unequivocal conviction that the new Constitution must be ratified, in spite of opposition from many special-interest groups," Christie's said.

The buyer was not identified.

Christie's had earlier estimated that the letter would fetch $1.5 million to $2.5 million at Friday's auction.

Washington served from 1789 to 1797, then died of a throat infection two years later. He died at his beloved Mount Vernon at age 67, plunging the nation into months of mourning.

Last year, a 1864 letter in which President Abraham Lincoln replies to the abolitionist pleas of youth sold for $3.4 million.

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(CNN) -- Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas has followed his country's surprise 2-0 Confederations Cup defeat to the United States by hinting he could be ready to leave English Premier League club Arsenal because of their limited success.

Is Cesc Fabregas paving the way for a move away from London-based club Arsenal?

The 22-year-old star told British newspaper The Sun that the loss to the USA was not the prime factor contributing to his depressed mood, instead he focused on his club's inability to win silverware.

"The absence of titles at Arsenal is what angers me the most. Cristiano Ronaldo said he's leaving Manchester United because he had nothing else to win. For me right now it is the exact opposite, seeing the impotence," the playmaker and club captain said. Check out the world's 20 most wanted players.

Fabregas, who joined the north London club in 2003, has not won a major club trophy since Arsenal beat Manchester United in 2005 to lift the FA Cup. Arsene Wenger's team have also not been crowned champions of the Premier League since 2004, a factor that has been increasingly of concern for the diminutive footballer.

"This year we wanted [the title], we were giving everything - but we couldn't reach the level that everyone expected of Arsenal. When you win, you're well. But when you don't, everyone is in a bad mood. For four years now, we've needed a title to regain our belief in ourselves," he added.

Fabregas signed an eight-year contract with the Gunners in 2006, a deal that should see him stay at the club until 2014, however, it seems he is already considering other destinations to ply his trade.

"My seventh season is about to start. It's a lot when you're just 22. When you stop to think, you see that time flies. In football, you have to learn fast and take the best decisions for yourself and try to be happy.

"If one day I'm not happy, I am the first who will tell the manager. I admire Arsene Wenger but each of us has his own life and looks after his own interests."

The midfielder - who helped his national side win the European title in 2008 as well as guiding Arsenal to the semifinals of the Champions League in 2009 - hinted that the ambition shown by Real Madrid has attracted his attention despite descending from a family of Barcelona supporters.

"Of course my family would understand if I signed for Real Madrid because they love me, they want me to be happy and what is best for me. They'd support me - whichever club I joined. My family will always be there for me - whatever decision I make. They're the ones who are always by my side."

Since the re-election of president Florentino Perez, Real Madrid have embarked on a period of extravagant spending, buying Brazil's Kaka for $92 millions dollars from AC Milan and agreeing a $130 million transfer fee with Manchester United for World Player of the Year Ronaldo.

Rumors have circulated that Fabregas could be a target for Los Merengues and the man himself speculated it would be a difficult choice to make if both Barcelona and Real were to bid for him.

"At the moment it's not happened so I don't have to choose. For any player it gives great pride that those two clubs come to sign him. It would be a difficult choice," he added.

Arsenal kick off the forthcoming season in England with an away visit to Everton on August 15.

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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Investigators think that a reality TV contestant wanted for questioning in the death of his ex-wife has gone to Canada, police in Washington state told CNN Thursday.

Police want to question Ryan Jenkins about the death of his ex-wife, model Jasmine Fiore.

Ryan Alexander Jenkins, who appeared on two VH1 reality TV shows, matched the description of a man seen driving a boat in Blaine Marina off the coast of northwest Washington on Wednesday, the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office said.

Blaine, Washington, is very near the Canadian border.

Authorities searched the area and found Jenkins' black SUV with an empty boat trailer at the Blaine Marina, police said.

The nude body of Jasmine Fiore, 28, a former swimsuit model, was found Saturday stuffed into a suitcase in California. Fiore lived in Los Angeles and was last seen alive Friday in San Diego at a poker game with her ex-husband, Jenkins.

Police have wanted to question Jenkins about Fiore's death.

"We believe that perhaps he might have information that would be beneficial to the investigation," Lt. Gary Worrall of the Buena Park Police Department said Wednesday on HLN's "Nancy Grace."

Jenkins reported Fiore missing Saturday night to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, authorities said.

Earlier that day, a body was found in a large suitcase inside a trash bin behind an apartment complex in Buena Park, just outside Anaheim in Orange County.  Watch man describe finding body Â»

The body was identified as Fiore on Monday. While the cause of death has not been confirmed, a preliminary coroner's report indicates she was strangled.

Jenkins, who appeared on VH1 shows, "Megan Wants a Millionaire" and "I Love Money 3," may have headed back to his native Calgary, Alberta, police said.

The U.S. Marshals Service and Canadian authorities have joined the search for Jenkins, according to the Whatcom County police.

Jenkins and Fiore reportedly were married for a few weeks before getting the union annulled.

"Given the fact that he has some celebrity status, we're quite certain that he has been made aware of the media frenzy regarding this case," Worrall said. "And we have made some attempts to get in touch with him."

In a statement, VH1 said it has postponed any future airings of "Megan Wants a Millionaire" because of the "tragic situation" and said "our thoughts go out to the victim's family."

Davida Sullivan, who trained with Fiore in Las Vegas to be a Playboy Bunny called her a bit reserved, careful with her words, and a "very, very sweet girl."

"Nancy Grace" producer Philip Rosenbaum contributed to this report.

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question: For what reason do the police want to question Ryan Jenkins

answer: death of his ex-wife,

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question: What is the name of the missing woman?

answer: Jasmine Fiore.

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question: Where was Jasmine Fior found?

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answer: seen driving a boat in Blaine Marina

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question: About what do police want to question Jenkins?

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question: At what age was Jasmine Fiore when she went missing

answer: 28,


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Editor's note: CNN Contributor Bob Greene is a bestselling author whose forthcoming book is "Late Edition: A Love Story."

Police tape surrounds the scene of a shooting in southern Alabama on Wednesday.

(CNN) -- Carnage in Germany, carnage in Alabama, and one of the most saddening aspects of the killings is this:

The impulse to ask "why," while present, seems somehow muted. There will be a search for answers -- why did Michael K. McLendon, the gunman in the American South, murder 10 people, why did Tim Kretschmer, the gunman in the German South, murder 15 people -- but even when a tentative answer is arrived upon, it almost certainly won't mean much. Because the real answer we're searching for -- the answer that will stop these bursts of bloodshed -- seems destined to ever elude us.

There is always an impulse to blame obscene killing sprees on outside stimuli. In the years just after World War II, comic books were cited as an incitement for young people to harm each other. Violent television programs were subsequently blamed, as video games sometimes are today. The connective theory has long been: if society desensitizes people to violence, if violence becomes a commodity, then it will proliferate. If people are passively taught that violence is everywhere, then violence will sprout, if not everywhere, then many wheres.

But to place the brunt of the blame for this on outside forces is to duck a truth that we are understandably reluctant to face: the impulse to murder without remorse seems to be, in some people, almost like a learned language, deriving from somewhere deep and difficult to find. Thankfully, it remains relatively rare, although during weeks like this one it is not easy to take much comfort in that. Yet with each new torrent of killings, with each new demonstration that, to some among us, the idea of spreading heartache and horror is not only acceptable, but attractive...

With each new demonstration of that, we find ourselves once again looking for lessons, in a search that can seem perpetually futile.

Are the gunmen in cases like these out to make a name for themselves? If so, they are ordained to fail; there was a time when multiple, random murders were enough to give the perpetrators such notoriety that their names became catchphrases. Charlie Starkweather, whose name means nothing to most people today, had more than one movie made about him after his killing spree on the American Plains in the 1950s. There was a time when we could ascribe, to people who murdered without mercy, a dark desire for the worst kind of fame.

But that's gone. Those names you read in the second paragraph of this story -- Michael McLendon, Tim Kretschmer -- may be freshly in the news today, but you will have forgotten them in a month or two. That's one more numbing sign of just how ordinary extraordinary violence has become: the names fail to stick. The protagonists are interchangeable.

How to stop this? There has long been a debate over whether the death penalty is a deterrent to murder, but this week the murderers themselves are both dead, and almost certainly they considered that probability before they set out to kill. The learned language of violence seems to contain a concession, on the part of those who absorb it, that their acts may very well conclude with their own dying -- and that the price, in their minds, is acceptable, even, perhaps, sought.

Which may be the most chilling lesson of all. Because if even death for those who do it is not enough to stop the profane slaughters around the globe, then our impotence in the face of this feels all the more profound. Whatever our need may be to grasp for answers, the killers, by dying on the day they kill, deny us the chance for even that scant solace. It's the ultimate taunt; it is as if they are saying: You want to know why? You'll never know.

Which leaves us with only one certainty:

Before long -- in a matter of days, or weeks, or months -- we'll be asking these questions again. The names will change; the specks on the map will be different. But somewhere, someone who has learned the wordless language of spreading hurt and grief will do this once more, and we will pause anew in our daily lives to wonder what has become of us. And feel all the more empty at the silence that greets our question.

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Bob Greene.

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question: What do we lose by a killer committing suicide?

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(CNN) -- The average cost of medical care for a premature or low birth-weight baby for its first year of life is about $49,000, according to a new report from the March of Dimes Foundation.

Babies born after the 37th week of pregnancy are less costly to the health care system than premature babies.

By contrast, a newborn without complications costs $4,551 for care in its first year of life, the report said. Newborns with other kinds of complications, such as congenital defects, have medical expenses of $10,273 on average in the first year.

The foundation wants to show employers the importance of good maternity care, maternity coverage, and prevention of prematurity, said Jennifer Howse, president of the March of Dimes, a nonprofit for pregnancy and baby health.

"It's in the best interest of the bottom line for the employer, and of course it's certainly in the best interest for the baby, the employee, and ultimately the community in which the business is located," she said.

Although most of these costs go straight to the health care plans, even out-of-pocket expenses are far greater for premature babies than for children delivered at a normal time.

The average out-of-pocket expense for a premature or low-birth-weight baby in the first year was $1,987. For uncomplicated births, it is $654, and a baby with other kinds of complications averages $953 in out of pocket expenses.

But it's important to note that these are average costs for premature babies born at different times -- a baby born closer to 40 weeks will most likely cost much less than a baby born at 26 weeks, said William Sexson, neonatologist at Emory University and prematurity prevention chair for the March of Dimes for the state of Georgia. Sexson was not involved in the new report.

The problem of prematurity

By definition, a premature baby is born before the 37th week of pregnancy. About 12 percent of all pregnancies in the United States result in premature birth, according to the National Institutes of Health. A low-birth-weight baby weighs less than 2,500 grams, or 5.5 pounds.

Prematurity may contribute to problems such as cerebral palsy, vision problems, learning disabilities, and developmental delays, experts say.

The rate of premature babies in the United States has increased 36 percent since the early 1980s, the March of Dimes said.

One reason for the abundance of premature births may be the increasing number of elective early deliveries, said Sexson.

There is a lack of transparency about both patients' and obstetricians' decisions to, for example, have a Caesarean section close to term -- technically premature. The March of Dimes recommends every elective delivery before 39 weeks be reviewed.

"There is a real concern that many of those deliveries are a lot more elective than they ought to be," Sexson said.

Uncomplicated Caesarean deliveries cost over 40 percent more than uncomplicated vaginal deliveries, the new report said. These deliveries also resulted in longer inpatient stays, outpatient visits, and more prescriptions filled. Most of the costs get covered by a health plan -- out-of-pocket expenses were similar for normal Caesarian deliveries, uncomplicated vaginal deliveries, and complicated births.

Preventing premature births

Prenatal care is essential in helping mothers carry their babies to term, experts say.

The vitamin folate is especially important for mothers-to-be because it has been shown to prevent congenital abnormalities, said Janet Larson, chief of neonatology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Premature babies cost the United States at least $26 billion each year, according to the Institute of Medicine.

Women who have a shortened cervix, or have certain infections, such as bacterial vaginosis and trichomoniasis, are at higher risk for having a premature baby, according to the NIH.

A history of giving birth to premature babies is also a risk factor, said Dr. Charles Macri, obstetrician-gynecologist at the The George Washington University Hospital in Washington. A woman in this situation may take progesterone therapy between weeks 16 and 36 to decrease the likelihood of a premature delivery.

A pregnant woman should always tell her doctor if she has had any kind of cervical surgery, which may also contribute to premature births, he said.

Women who carry multiples babies at once, even twins, are also at higher risk of giving birth prematurely, he said.

Not all premature births can be prevented, however. Some babies are "destined to be born early," Macri said. About 50 percent of pregnancies that result in premature births are completely normal until labor, Sexson said.

Costs for premature and low-birth-weight babies are also higher in terms of combined medical costs for the mother and child -- $64,713, compared with $15,047 for uncomplicated births, the March of Dimes report said.

Even in tough economic times, experts agree that pregnant women should not cut back on health care.

"Investing in health care costs -- that's the best investment a family can make," Howse said.

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text: defects

text: have

text: medical

text: expenses

text: of

text: on

text: average

text: in

text: the

text: first

text: year

text: The

text: foundation

text: wants

text: to

text: show

text: employers

text: the

text: importance

text: of

text: good

text: maternity

text: care

text: maternity

text: coverage

text: and

text: prevention

text: of

text: prematurity

text: said

text: Jennifer

text: Howse

text: president

text: of

text: the

text: March

text: of

text: Dimes

text: a

text: nonprofit

text: for

text: pregnancy

text: and

text: baby

text: health

text: It

text: 's

text: in

text: the

text: best

text: interest

text: of

text: the

text: bottom

text: line

text: for

text: the

text: employer

text: and

text: of

text: course

text: it

text: 's

text: certainly

text: in

text: the

text: best

text: interest

text: for

text: the

text: baby

text: the

text: employee

text: and

text: ultimately

text: the

text: community

text: in

text: which

text: the

text: business

text: is

text: located

text: she

text: said

text: Although

text: most

text: of

text: these

text: costs

text: go

text: straight

text: to

text: the

text: health

text: care

text: plans

text: even

text: out

text: of

text: pocket

text: expenses

text: are

text: far

text: greater

text: for

text: premature

text: babies

text: than

text: for

text: children

text: delivered

text: at

text: a

text: normal

text: time

text: The

text: average

text: out

text: of

text: pocket

text: expense

text: for

text: a

text: premature

text: or

text: low

text: birth

text: weight

text: baby

text: in

text: the

text: first

text: year

text: was

text: For

text: uncomplicated

text: births

text: it

text: is

text: and

text: a

text: baby

text: with

text: other

text: kinds

text: of

text: complications

text: averages

text: in

text: out

text: of

text: pocket

text: expenses

text: But

text: it

text: 's

text: important

text: to

text: note

text: that

text: these

text: are

text: average

text: costs

text: for

text: premature

text: babies

text: born

text: at

text: different

text: times

text: a

text: baby

text: born

text: closer

text: to

text: weeks

text: will

text: most

text: likely

text: cost

text: much

text: less

text: than

text: a

text: baby

text: born

text: at

text: weeks

text: said

text: William

text: Sexson

text: neonatologist

text: at

text: Emory

text: University

text: and

text: prematurity

text: prevention

text: chair

text: for

text: the

text: March

text: of

text: Dimes

text: for

text: the

text: state

text: of

text: Georgia

text: Sexson

text: was

text: not

text: involved

text: in

text: the

text: new

text: report

text: The

text: problem

text: of

text: prematurity

text: By

text: definition

text: a

text: premature

text: baby

text: is

text: born

text: before

text: the

text: week

text: of

text: pregnancy

text: About

text: percent

text: of

text: all

text: pregnancies

text: in

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: result

text: in

text: premature

text: birth

text: according

text: to

text: the

text: National

text: Institutes

text: of

text: Health

text: A

text: low

text: birth

text: weight

text: baby

text: weighs

text: less

text: than

text: grams

text: or

text: pounds

text: Prematurity

text: may

text: contribute

text: to

text: problems

text: such

text: as

text: cerebral

text: palsy

text: vision

text: problems

text: learning

text: disabilities

text: and

text: developmental

text: delays

text: experts

text: say

text: The

text: rate

text: of

text: premature

text: babies

text: in

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: has

text: increased

text: percent

text: since

text: the

text: early

text: the

text: March

text: of

text: Dimes

text: said

text: One

text: reason

text: for

text: the

text: abundance

text: of

text: premature

text: births

text: may

text: be

text: the

text: increasing

text: number

text: of

text: elective

text: early

text: deliveries

text: said

text: Sexson

text: There

text: is

text: a

text: lack

text: of

text: transparency

text: about

text: both

text: patients

text: and

text: obstetricians

text: decisions

text: to

text: for

text: example

text: have

text: a

text: Caesarean

text: section

text: close

text: to

text: term

text: technically

text: premature

text: The

text: March

text: of

text: Dimes

text: recommends

text: every

text: elective

text: delivery

text: before

text: weeks

text: be

text: reviewed

text: There

text: is

text: a

text: real

text: concern

text: that

text: many

text: of

text: those

text: deliveries

text: are

text: a

text: lot

text: more

text: elective

text: than

text: they

text: ought

text: to

text: be

text: Sexson

text: said

text: Uncomplicated

text: Caesarean

text: deliveries

text: cost

text: over

text: percent

text: more

text: than

text: uncomplicated

text: vaginal

text: deliveries

text: the

text: new

text: report

text: said

text: These

text: deliveries

text: also

text: resulted

text: in

text: longer

text: inpatient

text: stays

text: outpatient

text: visits

text: and

text: more

text: prescriptions

text: filled

text: Most

text: of

text: the

text: costs

text: get

text: covered

text: by

text: a

text: health

text: plan

text: out

text: of

text: pocket

text: expenses

text: were

text: similar

text: for

text: normal

text: Caesarian

text: deliveries

text: uncomplicated

text: vaginal

text: deliveries

text: and

text: complicated

text: births

text: Preventing

text: premature

text: births

text: Prenatal

text: care

text: is

text: essential

text: in

text: helping

text: mothers

text: carry

text: their

text: babies

text: to

text: term

text: experts

text: say

text: The

text: vitamin

text: folate

text: is

text: especially

text: important

text: for

text: mothers

text: to

text: be

text: because

text: it

text: has

text: been

text: shown

text: to

text: prevent

text: congenital

text: abnormalities

text: said

text: Janet

text: Larson

text: chief

text: of

text: neonatology

text: at

text: Thomas

text: Jefferson

text: University

text: Hospital

text: in

text: Philadelphia

text: Pennsylvania

text: Premature

text: babies

text: cost

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: at

text: least

text: billion

text: each

text: year

text: according

text: to

text: the

text: Institute

text: of

text: Medicine

text: Women

text: who

text: have

text: a

text: shortened

text: cervix

text: or

text: have

text: certain

text: infections

text: such

text: as

text: bacterial

text: vaginosis

text: and

text: trichomoniasis

text: are

text: at

text: higher

text: risk

text: for

text: having

text: a

text: premature

text: baby

text: according

text: to

text: the

text: NIH

text: A

text: history

text: of

text: giving

text: birth

text: to

text: premature

text: babies

text: is

text: also

text: a

text: risk

text: factor

text: said

text: Dr.

text: Charles

text: Macri

text: obstetrician

text: gynecologist

text: at

text: the

text: The

text: George

text: Washington

text: University

text: Hospital

text: in

text: Washington

text: A

text: woman

text: in

text: this

text: situation

text: may

text: take

text: progesterone

text: therapy

text: between

text: weeks

text: and

text: to

text: decrease

text: the

text: likelihood

text: of

text: a

text: premature

text: delivery

text: A

text: pregnant

text: woman

text: should

text: always

text: tell

text: her

text: doctor

text: if

text: she

text: has

text: had

text: any

text: kind

text: of

text: cervical

text: surgery

text: which

text: may

text: also

text: contribute

text: to

text: premature

text: births

text: he

text: said

text: Women

text: who

text: carry

text: multiples

text: babies

text: at

text: once

text: even

text: twins

text: are

text: also

text: at

text: higher

text: risk

text: of

text: giving

text: birth

text: prematurely

text: he

text: said

text: Not

text: all

text: premature

text: births

text: can

text: be

text: prevented

text: however

text: Some

text: babies

text: are

text: destined

text: to

text: be

text: born

text: early

text: Macri

text: said

text: About

text: percent

text: of

text: pregnancies

text: that

text: result

text: in

text: premature

text: births

text: are

text: completely

text: normal

text: until

text: labor

text: Sexson

text: said

text: Costs

text: for

text: premature

text: and

text: low

text: birth

text: weight

text: babies

text: are

text: also

text: higher

text: in

text: terms

text: of

text: combined

text: medical

text: costs

text: for

text: the

text: mother

text: and

text: child

text: compared

text: with

text: for

text: uncomplicated

text: births

text: the

text: March

text: of

text: Dimes

text: report

text: said

text: Even

text: in

text: tough

text: economic

text: times

text: experts

text: agree

text: that

text: pregnant

text: women

text: should

text: not

text: cut

text: back

text: on

text: health

text: care

text: Investing

text: in

text: health

text: care

text: costs

text: that

text: 's

text: the

text: best

text: investment

text: a

text: family

text: can

text: make

text: Howse

text: said

question: What should pregnant women continue to have even in tough economic times?

answer: not cut back on health care.

text: not cut back on health care.

question: What is the definition of a premature infant?

answer: a

text: a

question: What is the cost of premature infants nationally?

answer: $49,000,

question: Who shouldn't cut back on health care?

answer: pregnant women

text: pregnant women

question: What are risk factors for premature delivery?

answer: cerebral palsy, vision problems, learning disabilities, and developmental delays,

text: cerebral palsy, vision problems, learning disabilities, and developmental delays,

question: When is a premature baby born?

answer: before the 37th week of pregnancy.

text: before the 37th week of pregnancy.

question: Before what week of pregnancy is a baby premature?

answer: of

text: of

question: What is the cost in the US of premature babies?

answer: about $49,000,

text: about $49,000,