Babies born past term associated with increased risk of cerebral palsy

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 15:07 in Health & Medicine

While preterm birth is a known risk factor for cerebral palsy, an examination of data for infants born at term or later finds that compared with delivery at 40 weeks, birth at 37 or 38 weeks or at 42 weeks or later was associated with an increased risk of cerebral palsy, according to a study in the September 1 issue of JAMA.

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