premature delivery
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Pregnant women who are exposed to lead face a higher risk of premature delivery, stillbirth, miscarriage and having babies with low birth weight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025
The biopsy involves a surgical procedure that, among other things, can lead to negative pregnancy outcomes like premature delivery.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
“We had to perform a premature delivery of the fetus from the mother’s womb while she’s dying,” he said.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
Cases of the most common severe side effects, such as preeclampsia, fetal distress and premature delivery, were similar between the participants who received the vaccine and those who got the placebo.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
When they were discovered, she was interrogated by police until she acknowledged that she couldn't be 100 percent sure the infant hadn't moved before death, even though the premature delivery made viability extremely unlikely.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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