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2008

The long term risk of premature births

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"An analysis of nearly 1.2m births in Norway revealed those born early were more likely to die as children and less likely to reproduce as adults.

They also had a poorer educational record, the Journal of the American Medical Association study found."

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Izzy
March 2008 | Izzy
Re: The long term risk of premature births

My twins were 6 1/2 weeks premature and on the whole, they have been sick more times than my son (born at term). So it's not hard to believe this, especially that the study  was of babies born decades ago.



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Kristen
March 2008 | Kristen
Re: The long term risk of premature births

how sad.



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mum2b84
March 2008 | mum2b84
Re: The long term risk of premature births

wow interesting



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