Thursday, January 3, 2013

Steps can be taken to reduce preterm births, report claims | Synopsis

Steps can be taken to reduce preterm births, report claims

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For all the miracle stories of tiny preemies who survive, the sad reality is that scientists know far too little about what triggers premature birth and how to prevent it. And despite some recent progress, the U.S. has a far higher rate of preterm births than other similar nations. On Thursday, an international coalition said there are a handful of proven protections - and if the U.S. and other developed countries do a better job of using them, together they could keep 58,000 babies a year from being born too soon. That's a blip in the global epidemic of prematurity: About 15 million preterm babies are born every year, most of them in Africa and parts of Asia where the priority is to improve care of these fragile newborns. More than 1 million premature infants die, mostly in developing countries, and survivors can suffer lifelong disabilities.

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