Anchor Babies

The present Randomized control trial was conducted to assess the
effect of antenatal phenobarbitone in preventing intraventricular
haemorrhage and neonatal convulsions in preterm babies. It was
conducted among women with preterm labour admitted in R.G.
Kar. Medical College, Kolkata, India. 100 pregnant women with
high risk of preterm labour were selected as study group and
treated with Inj. Phenobarbitone (10mg/kg) after admission and if
the patient did not deliver within 24hrs, another additional dose of
100mg of phenobarbitone orally was given. Control group of 100
pregnant women with high risk of preterm labour in the same time
period were taken as controls and were not given Phenobarbitone
but received a placebo. This study compared the incidence of
neonatal convulsion and intra-ventricular haemorrhage in neonates
of preterm mothers receiving phenobarbitone versus mothers who
did not receive phenobarbitone. We found Neonatal convulsions
occurred in 9% of the study group and 12% among the control
group. IVH occurred in 9% among the study group compared to
11% among the control group. Our study supports the use of
antenatal phenobarbitone in preventing intraventricular
haemorrhage and neonatal convulsion in preterm babies.

The term ‘anchor baby’ refers to children born in the U.S. to undocumented migrant parents who are thought to have been conceived in order to improve their parents’ chances of attaining citizenship. Though the term is considered racist and dehumanizing by many, it has recently entered into common usage. This study investigates the process by which this has occurred. We test hypotheses derived from theories of mass and new media using multiple data sources and methods of analysis, and find that the main sources of the anchor baby boom are partisan news sites. The findings suggest that new media may be influencing mass media by creating unique and unprecedented opportunities for medium-sized partisan news organizations.