Premature Births

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  Here's How Oral Care Affects Your Overall Health

  Understanding how oral hygiene is linked to overall health and following preventive care measures can help reduce the risk of diseases and improve long-term wellness.

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  Microplastics In Placentas Leading To Premature Births, Study Finds

  The researchers analysed 100 placentas from full-term births (37.2 weeks, on average) and 75 from preterm births (34 weeks) for the study.

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  Lebanon Conflict Forces Expectant Mothers To Flee, Risking Premature Births

  Tahani Yassine was in her third trimester of pregnancy when she chose to return to her hometown of Beirut to deliver her baby.

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  Longer, Intense Heatwaves Linked With Rise In Premature Births: Study

  The researchers found that over the 25-year period, preterm births increased by 2 per cent, while early-term births increased by 1 per cent.

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  Covid Led To Rise In Premature Births, Vaccines Helped Lower Them: Study

  COVID-19 caused an alarming surge in premature births, but vaccines were key to returning the early birth rate to pre-pandemic levels, researchers have found analysing birth records in California, US.

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  Woman Gives Birth On Plane Moments Before Takeoff Onboard Pegasus Flight

  The baby, who was born prematurely, was immediately taken to a nearby hospital for further care.

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  Triplets Set World Record As Most Premature Birth

  The trio spent 216 days in the neonatal intensive care unit at Southmead Hospital, Bristol.

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  Hospital Submits Report On Premature Baby's Death to Delhi Government

  The LNJP Hospital in Delhi has sent its inquiry report on the case of a newborn baby, who was "declared dead" soon after birth, but was later found alive, to the Delhi government for further action, said a senior doctor.

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  Woman Gives Birth In Haryana Roadways Bus, Premature Baby Dies: Cops

  A woman gave birth to a child in a Dehradun-bound Haryana Roadways bus near Mullana on Friday, around 25 kilometers from Ambala, officials said.

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  Mahesh Babu Describes Son Gautham's Premature Birth: "He Was Just As Big As My Palm"

  In a recent show, Mahesh Babu revealed that his son Gautham Ghattamaneni was born as a premature baby

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  World No Tobacco Day 2020: Know How Cigarette Smoking Can Affect Fertility

  World No Tobacco Day 2020: Women who smoke in pregnancy are more likely than non-smokers to have a miscarriage. Their babies have increased risk of low birth weight, being born prematurely and having birth defects.

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  Quit Smoking To Lower Risk Of Premature Birth

  The findings showed that the probability of pre-term birth decreased with earlier smoking cessation in pregnancy -- up to a 20 per cent relative decrease if cessation occurred at the beginning of pregnancy.

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  Bangladeshi Woman, 20, Gives Birth To Twins One Month After First Baby

  A Bangladeshi mother has stunned doctors by giving birth to healthy twins 26 days after a first child was born prematurely.

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  This Nutrient Supplement Can Boost Breastfed Premature Babies' Growth

  All babies lose about 10 per cent weight soon after birth, through water loss. Breast milk alone does not always meet the dietary needs of vulnerable babies, born before 37 weeks, with about half failing to grow properly.

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  World's Smallest Baby Boy Goes Home From Japan Hospital

  A baby boy weighing just 268 grams at birth was sent home after months in a Tokyo hospital, the smallest surviving male baby in the world, Keio University hospital said.