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Report: US Birth Rate Hit Record in 2007
According to a preliminary report from the National Center for Health Statistics at the U.S....
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Premature Babies More Prone to Autism
According to a new study published Wednesday in the Journal of Pediatrics, children who are...
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Mississippi Had The Highest Teen Birth Rate In 2006, CDC Says
New statistics released Wednesday by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Preterm Babies More Prone To Cerebral Palsy
Babies born earlier than 37 weeks of gestation are three times more likely to have cerebral palsy...
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Nationwide Premature Birth Report Gives States Grades For Premature Births
Each year, more than 530,000 babies are
born before 37 full weeks of gestation, statistics show....
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US Infant Mortality Rate – Definitely Not Improving, CDC Says
Infant mortality rate is continuously decreasing in the
United States, dropping to 29th in the...
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Infections Linked To Preterm Births, Study Finds
Researchers recently discovered that an estimated 15 percent of women in preterm labor harbored...
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Report Shows Preterm Birth Contributes to Growing Number of Infant Deaths
Deaths directly related to preterm births have increased, especially for non-Hispanic black women,...
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Low Birth Weight and Prematurity May Raise Baby’s Risk for Autism
Infants born before term and underweight, especially baby-girls are twice as likely to develop...
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C-Sections Linked to Dramatic Rise in Preterm Births
The dramatic rise in preterm births is due to the increase
in C-section deliveries in the United
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Preterm Babies Have Double the Risk of Birth Defects
Preterm babies have double the risk to be born with major
birth defects than full-term infants, a...
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Prematurity-‘A Significant Health Problem that Lasts a Lifetime’
New research reveals what doctors have long known: infants born
prematurely are more likely to die...
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Acid Folic Supplements Reduce Preterm Birth Risk
A new study shows that women who take acid folic supplements
for at least a year before becoming...
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Study: Epsom Salt Reduces Cerebral Palsy Risk In Preterm Births
A new research revealed that the infusion of magnesium
sulfate, better known as Epsom salt, given...
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Babies Born before Term Face Higher Risk of Death
Babies born just a few weeks before their term are more
predisposed to dying during their first...
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