Utah group to monitor stillbirths, disorders

Utah group to monitor stillbirths, disorders


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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Researchers in Utah will begin looking for clues about what causes stillbirths and genetic metabolic disorders.

The Utah Birth Defect Network is set to start tracking those disorders in hopes of determining who's most at risk for developing them and coming up with preventative measures.

The first step will be determining how prevalent stillbirths and fatal disorders are in Utah.

Miland Palmer, the network's surveillance coordinator, says they'll collect information from the mother's medical record and the baby's to see if there's a connection with any fetal disorders.

The Utah Department of Health has approved the project. The group is also looking for federal funding.

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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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