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preterm birth means when a baby is born earlier than expected, before the normal time of nine months of pregnancy has passed.
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- The thicker thread was also associated with an increased rate of preterm birth rate compared to the thinner thread — 28 per cent compared to 17 per cent. (sciencedaily.com)
- These efforts are intended to make advances toward several goals, including increasing access to prenatal care, reducing infant mortality, addressing neonatal substance exposure, and reducing disparities in preterm birth rates. (mdrc.org)
- Their results show that exposure to air pollution during period one resulted in preterm birth for about 83 percent of exposed mouse litters. (sciencedaily.com)
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