Premature birth needn't be a big killer
13 November 2015 - 19:42
Premature birth causes more than a million deaths globally each year‚ yet most of these babies could be saved. And‚ in South Africa‚ more than eight out of 100 babies are born before 37 weeks of pregnancy‚ according to the department of health. And about 25% of deaths of these newly born infants are caused by complications during birth.
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