Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Gum disease linked to premature babies

Check out this link here:

"Expectant mothers have long been warned that gum disease can cause a baby to be born prematurely or too small. But for the first time scientists have linked bacteria from a mother’s gums to an infection in a baby that was full-term but stillborn, according to the study which was published Thursday in Obstetrics and Gynecology."

Make sure you visit the dentist during your pregnancy!!