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Facts About Prematurity:
10% of all babies are born prematurely in the U.S. each year Cause of preterm labor include, but are not limited to:
250 preterm babies are born every 10 minutes!!! Afro-Americans are two to three times more likely to suffer preterm deliveryAlmost 1 of 5 Afro-American are born prematurely!
Preterm births account for 50% of all mental disabilitiesPreterm birth (commonly referred to as "prematurity") is the most important single cause of death in children under 1 year of age worldwide. A preterm birth is one that occurs before the 37th week of pregnancy. Every year more than 400,000 families are left grief-stricken across America as a result of this deadly medical occurrence. Sadly, one out of every ten women will experience a preterm birth. Many of those precious babies will not survive. Furthermore, some of the families whose babies do survive are left coping with life-long disabilities including:
The exact cause of preterm birth as well as premature rupture of fetal membranes (PROM) has yet to be positively identified and treated. Extensive studies over the last two decades indicate that contributing factors in preterm births include (but are not limited to):
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