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
In pregnant women, listeriosis has been known to cause miscarriages, stillbirth, premature delivery, and life-threatening infections to newborn babies.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
These include the administration of steroids to the mother before a premature delivery to help with a baby’s lung development, and new instruments for performing delicate surgery on tiny babies.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2021
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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