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... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > birth and infancy > preterm infants

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preterm infants  

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  • In comparison with infants born at 40 weeks, the expected length of pregnancy, infants born before they have reached 37 weeks’ gestation are considered premature. About one of eight infants, or 12%, is born premature in the United States, resulting in more than 485,000 preterm births. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Preterm Infants]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-H0KCLH33-5

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