Speaker. as an obstetrician having delivered over 5.000 children. where women come into the emergency room having had no prenatal care. And they are clearly the ones who are more likely to deliver these low birth weight babies and deliver them prematurely. That is why I think it is so important. and I know the gentleman from Pennsylvania would agree with me. that when we emphasize the issue. the immigration issue. of securing our borders and want to make sure that every immigrant that comes into this country comes here legally and has an opportunity to get prenatal care. as. of course. many of those who come In an illegal manner are afraid or do not now how or where to get prenatal care and will just show up in the emergency room having delivered an unhealthy premature low birth weight infant. the cost of taking care of a child in that situation in the very expensive setting of an intensive care nursery. a 2month stay. and that would not be uncommon for a very small infant. could approach easily $750.000 to $1 million worth of health care. And that. Mr.
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