Premature Labor
The usual length of a human pregnancy is 38-42 weeks after the first day of the last menstrual period. Labor is a natural series of events that indicate that the birth process is start...
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Premature Birth
A birth that occurs before the 37th week of gestation
A birth that occurs before the 37th week of pregnancy is considered premature. Although researchers have long sought a way to prev...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women who take folic acid
supplements for at least a year before becoming pregnant can
greatly reduce their risk of delivering a baby prematurely,
researchers said Thursday....
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Genetics may play a greater role than previously thought in accounting for black women's higher rate of premature births, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have found.Experts ...
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A new center at Duke University will become the first to study why more babies are born premature or underweight in the South than elsewhere in the nation.These conditions, which contribute to infa...
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Even a slightly underactive thyroid _ too mild for symptoms _ during pregnancy might trigger premature birth and babies born with lower IQs. But doctors do not know if treating a symptom-free mothe...
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Even a slightly underactive thyroid _ too mild for symptoms _ during pregnancy might trigger premature birth and babies born with lower IQs. But doctors don't know if treating a symptom-free mother...
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Doctors can cut the risk of cerebral palsy in half for very premature babies by giving their mothers magnesium sulfate just before they give birth, new research shows.The mineral compound, also kno...
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Doctors can cut the risk of cerebral palsy in half for very premature babies by giving their mothers magnesium sulfate just before they give birth, new research shows.The mineral compound, also kno...
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New York health officials have warned that some illegal imported cosmetic products may contain lead, which can cause brain and nervous system damage.Lead has been known to be harmful for many years...
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Premature Labor
Premature Birth
Premature births lower in women taking folic acid
