The News:
Preemie study shows kids' risk
Norwegian research on premature births shows higher rates of death in childhood and childlessness.
By Carla K. Johnson The Associated Press
Article Last Updated: 03/25/2008 10:49:19 PM MDT
CHICAGO — The largest-ever study of the long-term consequences of premature birth finds that children born early have higher death rates in childhood and are more likely to be childless in adulthood. Experts called the research significant because it followed 1.2 million Norwegian births over decades. It also raises questions about future risks for even tinier babies saved today by modern medicine.
The Research:
Read the research behind this story in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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