22,411,869 members doing good!

C2NN - Care2's member-powered news network
submit a story

11 Percent of Infants Born Preterm Worldwide
World  (tags: women, children, news, health, humans, research, family, world, humans )

Evelyn
- 345 days ago - foxnews.com
One in nine babies around the world is born before the full term of pregnancy, and although these preterm births occur primarily in the developing world, the number of preterm births in the United States ranks among the 10 highest in the world, a new..
add comment



Select names from your address book   |   Help
   

We hate spam. We do not sell or share the email addresses you provide.

Comments

Bob P. (347)
Sunday June 10, 2012, 7:24 am
thanks for sharing
 

Carol H. (215)
Sunday June 10, 2012, 8:11 am
I can understand why!!! thanks Evelyn
 

Allan Yorkowitz (185)
Sunday June 10, 2012, 11:36 am
In 2005, my best friend delivered a 4lb, 6oz girl 6weeks early. The mother is a doctor, and did everything right. There was no rhyme or reason for this. These statistics were not surprising to me.
 
Or, log in with your
Facebook account:
Please add your comment: (plain text only please. Allowable HTML: <a>)

Track Comments: Notify me with a personal message when other people comment on this story


Loading Noted By...Please Wait

 

 
Content and comments expressed here are the opinions of Care2 users and not necessarily that of Care2.com or its affiliates.
Copyright © 2013 Care2.com, inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved