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World Prematurity Day: 5 Ways to Reduce Preterm Births

November 16, 2012

http://healthland.time.com/2012/11/16/world-prematurity-day-5-ways-to-reduce-preterm-births/

 

Source - TIME Magazine


To mark the second annual World Prematurity Day, there is both encouraging and discouraging news about premature birth trends. “This is not just happening in the developing world,” says Dr. Craig Rubens, executive director of the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS). “It’s also a huge problem in the developed world.

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