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From EurekAlert! - Breaking News:
The costs due to complications from preterm birth are staggering.
In Canada, outlays for specialized care of surviving preterm infants are estimated to be almost $2 billion per year.
In a five-year, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical study, researchers found that giving nitroglycerin to mothers who had entered premature labor led to significant improvement in their baby's health.
The results of the study are reported in the January issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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Posted on March 28, 2007 01:34 AM
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