A new study from NYU Langone Health partially attributed close to 2 million preterm births in 2018 — about 8% of the world’s ...

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Individuals born preterm or with low birth weight had a lower IQ and struggled more with subjects such as reading and math in ...

"This is a dangerous class of chemicals." New study links millions of preterm births and thousands of infant deaths to ...

Chemicals commonly found in plastics contributed to nearly 2 million premature births worldwide in 2018, a new study found.

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A new analysis linking phthalates to premature baby births re-ups researchers' calls for stronger regulations on the ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida’s rate is slightly higher, at about 1 in 9 babies born preterm. In an average week, 456 of the 4,257 babies born in the ...

Preterm birth is a major cause of neonatal illness and death, especially among women with a history of premature delivery.