premature birth
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprematureandbirth
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premature
adjective
uk/ˈprem.ə.tʃər/us/ˌpriː.məˈtʊr/
happening or done too soon, especially before the natural or ...
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birth
noun
uk/bɜːθ/us/bɝːθ/
the time when a baby or young animal comes out of its ...
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(Definition ofprematureandbirthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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These have also contributed to the collation of regional statistics, which have been used to compare variations inprematurebirthrates and neonatal outcome afterprematurebirth.
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Rather, specific cortical areas may be differentially affected by simpleprematurebirth.
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Does the altered experience ofprematurebirthbenefit, harm, or have no effect on these systems?
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The primary cause now isprematurebirth.
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Moreover, infants in both samples had symptoms in addition to excessive and highpitched crying, such asprematurebirthor hypertonia.
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When making any comparison ofprematurebirthrates it is therefore important that both the numerator and denominator are consistent.
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It remains a leading cause of fetal growth restriction,prematurebirth, as well as infant and maternal morbidity and mortality.
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But it is neither aprematurebirthnor a miscarriage.
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A lack of consistency in methods of data collection has already been mentioned as a problem when comparing rates ofprematurebirth.
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Options for placement continue to be limited, since foster parents are reluctant to take on the additional burdens caused by drug exposure andprematurebirth.
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Insertion of a cervical suture may be useful when there is cervical weakness in a woman at risk of miscarriage orprematurebirth.
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Without accurate knowledge of the incidence ofprematurebirth, by either birth weight or gestation, it would be impossible to describe outcome after preterm birth.
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Collection of robust data on the incidence ofprematurebirthmay be of considerable importance to a number of professional groups for several reasons.
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Once preventative interventions have been put into place, accurate documentation of changes in the incidence ofprematurebirthover time is necessary to assess their impact.
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Domestic violence is clearly associated with miscarriages,prematurebirthand labour.
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For example, there is the use of prostaglandin, a drug which inducesprematurebirth.
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Prematurebirthis one of the main causes of infantile mortality in the first year.
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The largest individual causes of infantile mortality areprematurebirthand congenital debility.
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In a fetus, it leads to polyhydramnios andprematurebirth.
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Additionally, they are linked withprematurebirthand miscarriage.
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They are given when delivery would result inprematurebirth.
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The baby died some time after theprematurebirth.
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It was the case of an unfortunate man whose wife gaveprematurebirthto a child which died.
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However, information about birth weight is readily available and it seems reasonable to use this to estimate the incidence ofprematurebirthwhen accurate information on gestation is missing.
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Continued improvement is necessary, however, as missing birth weights remain an important consideration when assessing or comparing rates ofprematurebirthas both the numerator and denominator are affected.
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