Donald R. Mattison Samuel Wilson Christine Coussens
Each year in the United States approximately 440,000 babies are born premature. These infants are at greater risk of death, and are more likely to suffer lifelong medical complications than full-term infants. Clinicians and researchers have made vast improvements in treating preterm birth; however, little success has been attained in understanding and preventing preterm birth. Understanding the complexity of interactions underlying preterm birth will be needed if further gains in outcomes are expected.
The Institute of Medicinea (TM)s Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences,...
Each year in the United States approximately 440,000 babies are born premature. These infants are at greater risk of death, and are more likely to ...