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In the fourth week, the embryonic heart starts beating. The neural tube, which becomes the brain and spinal cord, forms. At this point, a woman has likely only been aware of her pregnancy for one week.

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In the seventh week after conception, networks of neurons produce brain waves that have been recorded as early as 6 ½ weeks after conception. The embryo spontaneously moves his arms, hands, and legs, and may even hiccup. The embryo’s heart now has all four chambers.

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By the seventeenth and eighteenth week after gestation, the fetus shows a clear response to pain in multiple studies, and at least one brain pathway is mature enough to create a perception of pain. The fetus also practices breathing, crying, and breastfeeding in the womb. The fetal heart has beat over 20 million times and circulates about 55 quarts of blood per day.

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In the eighth month of pregnancy the fetal brain is ready to learn! At 32 weeks after conception, neurons are creating 40,000 new connections, called synapses, every second! With repeated exposures, the fetus can learn flavors, nursery rhymes, songs, and even words that she will recognize after birth!

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John W. Fisher, Ph.D., J.D., M.S., M.A.

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Commander John W. Fisher, USN (Ret.), is a Senior Associate Scholar at Charlotte Lozier Institute supporting major research projects through data acquisition and analysis.

A retired U.S. Navy submarine officer who commanded a fast attack submarine, Dr. Fisher earned a Ph.D. in Information Systems and Decision Sciences from the University of South Florida, a Juris Doctor degree from the Massachusetts School of Law, and five separate master’s degrees, including studies in Information Systems, Business Administration, National Security, and Ocean Engineering.

Dr. Fisher has developed and taught graduate courses in Information Management for Troy University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he spearheaded efforts to create a data warehouse-based community assessment portal for North Carolina Health Departments and supported development of a new approach to more effectively analyze sub-population outcomes below the county-level.

At Charlotte Lozier Institute, Dr. Fisher has co-authored peer-reviewed research examining pregnancy outcomes, abortion mortality, maternal mortality, and other public health topics.  His analysis of the similarities between the tobacco industry’s use of science and the abortion industry’s use of science, co-authored with Dr. James Studnicki, was published by Newsweek in 2022.

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Maternal & Public Health

Improving the Metrics and Data Reporting for Maternal Mortality: A Challenge to Public Health Surveillance and Effective Prevention

The current measuring metric and reporting methods for assessing maternal mortality are seriously flawed. Evidence-based prevention strategies require consistently reported surveillance data and validated measurement metrics.

James Studnicki, Sc.D., MPH, MBA David C. Reardon, Ph.D. Donna Harrison, M.D. John W. Fisher, Ph.D., J.D., M.S., M.A. Ingrid Skop, M.D., FACOG
September 20, 2019
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Abortion

Doctors Who Perform Abortions: Their Characteristics and Patterns of Holding and Using Hospital Privileges

Controversy exists regarding whether doctors who perform abortions should be required to hold hospital admitting privileges, but no research exists as to the extent to which they actually hold and use such privileges.

James Studnicki, Sc.D., MPH, MBA Tessa Cox John W. Fisher, Ph.D., J.D., M.S., M.A. Donna Harrison, M.D. Ingrid Skop, M.D., FACOG Sharon J. MacKinnon, Ph.D., RN, FNP
April 15, 2019
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Recent Increases in the U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate: Disentangling Trends From Measurement Issues

We have analyzed the exact source data identified by the authors in the study by MacDorman et al. Our analysis has led us to contest some of the stated findings and the resultant interpretation. 

James Studnicki, Sc.D., MPH, MBA John W. Fisher, Ph.D., J.D., M.S., M.A.
May 1, 2018
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Abortion

Planned Parenthood: Supply Induced Demand for Abortion in the US

The rate and number of induced abortions in the US has declined steadily for nearly three decades. In contrast to this overall reduction, Planned Parenthood Federation of America abortion providers exhibit a persistent increase in both abortions and their market share percentage of total abortion procedures.

James Studnicki, Sc.D., MPH, MBA John W. Fisher, Ph.D., J.D., M.S., M.A.
April 1, 2018
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Maternal & Public Health

Improving Maternal Mortality: Comprehensive Reporting for All Pregnancy Outcomes

To demonstrate the impact of inadequate standardization and population coverage on the ability to measure and improve maternal mortality in the United States.

James Studnicki, Sc.D., MPH, MBA John W. Fisher, Ph.D., J.D., M.S., M.A. Charles A. “Chuck” Donovan David Prentice, Ph.D. Sharon J. MacKinnon, Ph.D., RN, FNP
August 1, 2017
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