Hotline to Address Risk Factors of Premature Births

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About one in 10 of Utah's births -- nearly 5,300 a year -- happen too early, the baby born for various reasons before 37 weeks. About half of those preemies are "not significantly premature," and comparatively few of them -- probably 300 or 400 -- are way-early, extremely low-birthweight babies.

But the reality is that losing even one week of that crucial prenatal time in the womb increases the chance of health problems and even death, according to a neonatal nurse practitioner at Intermountain Medical Center, LDS Hospital and Primary Children's Medical Center.

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Hotline to Address Risk Factors of Premature Births

"Anything we can do to educate moms about things that might increase the risk of prematurity, even those close to term, will ult...

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