NICU Deaths and Race: A University of Alberta study finds a correlation between race and mortality rates in NICUs, with infants of East Asian origin dying at three times the rate of Caucasian babies. Aboriginal males and East Asian females were found to have much greater odds of survival. Data out of the US shows that sepsis (infection) is the strongest predictor of neonatal deaths among African American infants. Reducing infection could be means of improving outcomes for these preemies.

Sad News: Of the sextuplets born to a Minneapolis couple last month, only one still survives. Children’s Hospitals and Clinics announced that a fifth baby of the six died on Sunday. The babies were born 4 and 1/2 months early. Three of the babies died within the first week, and a fourth died shortly thereafter. The remaining son, named Sylas, is still in critical condition. The 24-year-old parents tried to get pregnant naturally for a year before trying fertility drugs conceiving the sextuplets. They released a statement thanking family and friends for their support.

And now, for something completely different: Perhaps you are largely pregnant and feeling a bit awkward. Perhaps you are sleep deprived from new motherhood and walking into walls. Or perhaps, like some of us, you are two years postpartum and still tripping over your feet. Whatever is causing your clumsiness, perhaps this will make you feel better. (Hat tip, Mitchell.)