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premature delivery

noun as in delivery

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“In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn,” the Food and Safety Inspection Service said.

The biopsy involves a surgical procedure that, among other things, can lead to negative pregnancy outcomes like premature delivery.

But the risk to a fetus is dire; infection during pregnancy “usually leads to miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, or life-threatening infection of the newborn,” the CDC says.

“We had to perform a premature delivery of the fetus from the mother’s womb while she’s dying,” he said.

Stress results in a physiological response, releasing hormones that are known to increase the risk of miscarriage or premature delivery.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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