Elevated pH in the gastric contents of babies immediately after birth suggests the presence of alkaline amniotic fluid in the stomach of the fetus. After the stomach had been lavaged, a strongly acid secretion was immediately noted, implying that the secretory ability of the gastric mucosa is unimpaired immediately after birth. Therefore, no delay in the onset of oral feedings based on poor gastric functioning seems warranted. Infants born by Cesarean section and not subjected to abdominal compression by the birth process had an even more alkaline gastric residuum at birth, suggesting the presence of excessive amniotic fluid in the stomach of these babies. The recommendation that babies' stomachs be emptied immediately after Cesarean section seems justified to avoid an increased hazard from vomiting and aspiration. This has proved an innocuous and beneficial procedure in our hands.

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This paper examines the political economy and policy environment of forestry production in northern Mexico. The objective is to review the multiple policy issues that impact forestry production and act together as articulatory mechanisms to move capital from periphery to core. The policies examined that affect forestry emanate from international, national, and state levels.The main point made is that a single event or activity cannot account for existing conditions of forestry in the Sierra Madre Occidental. The purpose is to analyze, perhaps well-known facts by mapping the policy terrain in the context of articulation theory to help scholars and policy makers gain a better understanding of linked social and historical conditions that maintain a political economy. The unique aspect of this presentation is that it brings a political economic, historical, and holistic framework to bear on the problem of policy analyses. Thus, policy formation is viewed from a perspective that considers power interrelations among policies and policy makersKey words: policy, forestry, Mexico, political economy

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