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Premature Birth

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Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Parenting

Researchers Find Link Between Pre-term Birth and Infection

Madeline Ellis, August 27, 2008

Each year in the United States, more than half a million babies are born prematurely, before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. Many pre-term...

Could Premature Babies Face Problems Later in Life?

Allie Montgomery, July 21, 2008

Today, premature babies may have more risks to face than just those associated with the early weeks following the birth. The effects of a birth...

Preemies at Higher Risk of Autism

Vickie Richter, June 8, 2008

Premature and low-weight births seems almost epidemic in this country, affecting about one in eight newborns-or more than 520,000 babies...

Preemies Face Long Odds

Heather Hajek, June 5, 2008

Most of us take it for granted that we will have a healthy, full-term baby. But the reality is that the number of pre-term babies has hit an...