Article: Developmental delays found with babies born just a bit early.(Front)

By Lindsey Tanner

The Associated Press

CHICAGO

Babies born just a few weeks early face higher odds of developmental delays and behavior problems that show up in kindergarten, a study of nearly 160,000 children found.

The research adds to emerging evidence about potential threats facing otherwise healthy "late preterm" infants, who until recently were not even called premature.

It also bolsters arguments against scheduling cesarean-section births more than a few days early just for the convenience of doctors and mothers.

Babies in the study born at 34 to 36 weeks were 36 percent more likely to have developmental ...

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