New Study May Uncover Possible Reason for Preterm Birth

Nov 16, 2016 at 3:13 pm |

Surprising study finds possible culprit

Why are some babies born prematurely? There is still a lot unknown about premature births. the majority of preterm births occur without any obvious cause or known risk factors

Some babies born early are fine; they are just small. But often when a baby is born preterm, his organ systems may not have had time to fully develop.

Now new research has uncovered a possible trigger for some preterm births.

premature baby in the NICU

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There may be a pinpointed cause for preterm birth and it’s not obvious, but obviously important!

This is a really exciting discovery and I had no idea!