Late preterm birth puts newborns at increased risk for serious problems, according to U.S. researchers.
Dr. Joann Petrini of the March of Dimes and colleagues studied the neurological development of more than 140,00 preterm to full-term babies born between 2000 and 2004. And they found that late preterm babies (those born between 34 weeks and 36 weeks) were more than three times as likely as full-term babies to be diagnosed with cerebral palsy and were also at increased risk for developmental delay or mental retardation.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/11/AR2008121101430.html
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