Page Six THE MICHIGAN DAILY Friday, March 16, 1913 Page Six THE MICHIGAN DAILY Friday, March 16, 1973 Panel examines women's movement, conciousness WANTED: ARTIST To be responsible for the design, lay-out and distri- bution of a weekly joint film schedule. Solary and free pass to oil independent film societies. Contact: 769-7353 Coalition of Independent Campus Film Societies l (Continued from Page 1) The goal of the conference was "to provide a showcase for the fine scholarship in the areas relating to women that is going on here at the University," according to Dorothy McGuigan, conference coordinator and staff member at the Center for the Continuing Education of Women (CCEW). Although the conference was "open to women and men, not closed to anyone," the audience consisted mainly of females of all ages, with a faint sprinkling of males. Of the 32 speakers, three were men. The opening panel discussion drew a crowd of about 800 persons, while about 200 were present at the afternoon psychology ses- sion alone. Response to the conference varied from one student's comment that, "I was a little annoyed at the over-intellectualized rhetoric of it all," to a housewife's, "I think it's marvelous but it should be a whole semester's course." Another woman added, "Yes, it's over so soon, then it's time to go home and do the dishes." The conference was co-sponsored by CCEW and the National Coalition on Women's Educa- tion and Development and its proceedings will be published in paperback this summer by CCEW. I See 65 exciting powerhouses, including sleek front- wheel drives and classic era sporting cars, all set against the backdrop of one of the world's finest auto collections, Free movies, '72 Indy. Hours: 9-5 weekdays, 9-10 Fri., Sat., Sun. Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan. thru tlcarch 25 Henrg Ford Pluseumi J UAC-DAYSTAR PRESENTS BETTE MIDLER JA - A NEW WORLD MEDIA presents There's help for the newborn at a special hospital unit (Continued from Page 1) "There used to be reluctance tor use this service," recalls Dr. Rob- ert Borer, co-director of the Inten- sive Care Nurseries. "Bqt most doctors feel better about it when they learn that we have never: lost an infant in transfer, and that' many actually get better during the trip." What does a doctor do, for ex- ample, if a newborn baby goes into seizure? The treatment must be immediate, yet the symptom is common to many diseases. Again, Holden can help. A call to the new Birth Defects Diagnos-. tic Program may bring a quick answer. Supported by a recent grant from the National Foundation- March of Dimes, the program acts as an information bank for physi- cians throughout Michigan. The services behind the program have already been in operation for three years, notes Dr. Roy Schmickel,. one of three co-directors of the! program, and it has served 50 to 70 patients each year. The new funds will enable the program to expand. "In the past ten years the num- ber of known genetic diseases has doubled," Schmickel points out. "Half of our job is educating doc- tors so they will be aware of the diagnostic possibilities." Another important facet of the program -is its pre-natal genetic counseling, available to families with a known history of genetic disease. Many genetic disorders can be detected before birth by amniocentesis, the study of the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus. The process involves drawing offI less than an ounce of fluid through a long needle inserted into the ab- domen. "Women who otherwise would never get pregnant will do so now, knowing they can be diagnosed," Schmickel says. The successes are the happiest stories, but often the verdict is bad news. The anxious parents may be told that their new baby will have hemophilia, a rare bloodj disease which entails repeated transfusions and hepatitis, and us- ually prevents its victims from leading a normal life. Or the baby m a y suffer from gargoylism,i which causes severe arthritis and brain damage: its victims have an IQ of about 30. Schmickel says doctors at Hol- den have been performing abor- tions for several years when se- vere disease is diagnosed in the fetus. "We were always willing to re- interpret the law in these cases," he explains. "We weren't afraid to tell people we were doing these abortions, and -no one chose to prosecute us for it." The overwhelming emphasis at Holden, however, is on keeping babies alive after birth. One third of the babies in the Intensive Care Nurseries are born at Holden, where special care can be given to the mother as well as the baby, both before and after delivery. The baby's status can be monitored before birth by tracking both the mother's heartbeat and his own. "Heartbeat patterns can tell us whether the mother has enough strength for a normal labor," says Borer. "If not, we know we will have to do a Caesarian section." Each of the Intensive Care Nur- series is a bright, hot cubicle where ten babies in specially equipped incubators fight for their lives. The ticking of heartbeat and respiration monitors provide per- sistent background noise, but a baby's cry is rare. Unable to breathe on their own, many need artificial respirators to keep them alive. With an average of one nurse per baby, the nurseries are crowded and very busy. Though constantly the center of attention, the tiny patients are un- aware of the activity which sur- rounds them. Few are more than a foot long, and the smallest baby weighs just slightly more than two pounds. Born prematurely, he has a developmental lung disease. Even with the artificial respirator, he has only a 5 per cent chance of survival, according to Dr. William Scott, a neonatologist at Holden. Despite such desperate odds, the overall survival rate at Holden is better than 50 per cent, Borer esti- mates. The average stay in the Intensive Care Nurseries is only three weeks. "We get very attached to ba- bies that are here longer," says Barbara Lanese, head nurse in the Intensive Care Nurseries. "If we -lose one, we always feel there was something more we could have done. To us, it's kind of like los- ing a part of the family." BUMMED'OUT ON CAR REPAIRS So are we but we do offer no rip-off service VW-CORVA I R-GM VOLVO-DATSON DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE 1663-2441-1150 Rosewood Modified Sports Cars Program No. 3 ** THIS WEEK ** "THE EAST Is RED" INTERNATIONAL FILM & SAT., MARCH 31-8 p.m. Hill Aud. Reserved Seats $4.00-3.50-2.50 MICH. 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(3rd floor) Undergraduate Library, U of M Campus SPONSORED BY NEW WORLD FILM CO-OP NO ADMISSION CHARGE II T- TONIHT ad Sturday New Morning Spring Film Extravaganza Counter-Culture and Revolution A UNIQUE DUPLEX OF FEATURE FILMS AND SHORTS ALLEN GINSBERG and PETER ORLOVSKY & GCET ANY EXTRA -_r° r a ' LARGE PIZZA FOR TH E y wy7~ 7~ PRICE OF A LARGE PIZZA zizza LIBERTY at DIVISION 769-8030 FREE DELIVERY OFFER GOOD FRI., MARCH 16, 1973 HOURS: Mon.-Fri.: 4 p.m.-3 a.m. Sat. & Sun.: Noon-3 a.m. Ia Amp Used and New List $495.00 or best offer Best Offer Best Offer Give-Away Sale INTRODUCTORY COURSES IN ASIAN STUDIES FALL TERM 1973 Asian Studies courses are an interdisciplinary an- alysis of the cultural units of Asia, describing the historical development, socio-economic patterns, political traditions, and religious, philosophical, literary, and artistic accomplishments of the tradi- tional cultures. Asian Studies 111, 121, or 131 may be used to ful- fill a one-course Humanities distribution require- ment. A two-course sequence of Asian Studies 111- . 333, 121-122, or 131-132 may be taken to fulfill either the Humanities orSocial Science distribution requirements of LS&A. 111 GREAT TRADITIONS OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA jThe development of Hindu, Buddhist, Join, and Islamic tradi- tions; Ancient empires; the role of the individual in his society; traditional art, literature, musc, dance, and drama. 121 GREAT TRADITIONS OF EAST ASIA The development of Tao, Confucian, Buddhist, and Zen philoso- phies in China and Japan; dynastic cycles; literary, artistic, and folk legacies. 131 (GREAT TRADlITIONS OF THE NEAR EAST 1968 dir. ROBERT FRANK 91 mins. COLOR Me and My Brother FENDER PLUSH GBX SOUND CITY 50-400 Watts RMS 150 Watts RMS 120 Watts RMS and up 120 Watts RMS and up -PLUS-Jack Kerouac in PULL MY DAISY Saul Landau's a unique portrait -PLUS- DInterview with Allende bi A i