September 1-5, 2007 - Erfurt, Mühlhausen, Eisenach, Weissensee
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in progress...
Weissensee
Mühlhausen
Erfurt
Eisenach -- Castle Wartburg
September 5-7, 2007 - Freyburg, Naumburg, Creuzburg, Eisenach
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September 8, 2007 - New experiments on perinatal asphyxia

Juul SE, Aylward E, Richards T, McPherson RJ, Kuratani J, Burbacher TM.Prenatal
cord clamping in newborn Macaca nemestrina: a model of perinatal asphyxia.
Dev
Neurosci. 2007;29(4-5):311-20.
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Martin Luther Gymnasium, Attended by Martin Luther 1498-1501,
and by JS Bach 1692-1695
JS Bach Haus, museum & concert hall
Naumburg Cathedral Cloister
in progress...
Neuenburg Castle, Freyburg
more pictures >>>
September 9-13 - Blaubeuren, Tübingen
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Tübingen, Sep 11-13
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September 15, 2007 - Drainage of placental blood after c-section delivery

Leavitt BG, Huff DL, Bell LA, Thurnau GR. Placental drainage of fetal blood at
cesarean delivery and feto maternal transfusion: a randomized controlled trial.
Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Sep;110(3):608-11.

"After the infant was delivered the cord was doubly clamped immediately and
severed, with the pertinent cord blood studies obtained above the most proximal
clamp. The umbilical cord was then cut again above this clamp to permit the
placenta to drain, allowing for the free egress of fetal blood, which was also
promoted through milking of the cord blood into the pocket of the sterile drape."
[p609]

Fetal circulation continues during transition to pulmonary respiration.  The fetal
blood drained into the sterile drape should have been allowed to flow into the baby,
to completely fill the capillaries surrounding the alveoli, and until fetal circulation
ceases, evident when pulsations of the cord cease.
September 22, 2007 - Family wedding, pictures  >>

September 29, 2007 - BMJ Rapid Response from Dr. Hutchon, link
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September 30, 2007 - Return of the Norwegian Majesty & harbor walk,
    pictures  >>
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