More Babies Born Prematurely But Survival Rates Up, UK Study Shows

Monday, September 21, 2009 - 22:21 in Health & Medicine

Premature births have increased significantly although survival rates of babies born early have improved dramatically, a study in the UK shows. The risk of neonatal death from premature birth more than halved during a 25-year period and there has also been a 10 percent reduction in stillbirth associated with preterm births.

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