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Article: Developmental delays more likely for 'late preemies'
- Article from:
- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- March 30, 2009
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CHICAGO (AP) - 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 emer-ging 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 ...