Preterm babies born after 28 weeks can often survive with relatively simple medical care. Here is how.
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The complex and fascinating community of ‘bugs’ that live in the vagina have just been linked to a groundbreaking new test to identify the risk of preterm birth.
An investigation showed that five Canadian cities had lead levels in their water on par with those in Flint, Mich. during its peak period of water contamination.
Women often express a fear of giving birth en route to the hospital, and these fears have some basis.
In developed countries, the main causes of preterm deaths are well known and studied.But in low resource countries, the causes are much less understood.
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Children's Environmental Health, Simon Fraser University
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Post-doctoral Fellow in the School of Medicine, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Paediatrics, Addis Ababa University
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Researcher, Midwife, Nurse, UNSW Microbiome Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Gynaecological Surgeon and Sonologist, McMaster University; Adjunct Lecturer, University of Adelaide, University of Sydney
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Professor and Principal Chairholder, NSERC Industrial Chair on Drinking Water, Polytechnique Montréal
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Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech
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Clinical Research Fellow, King's College London
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Professor of Obstetrics at King’s College London and chair of the FIGO Preterm Birth Committee (2012-23)., King's College London
