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Infant Deaths up in US for First Time Since 1958: Premature Birth is a Leading Cause

March of Dimes, 2004

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Pregnancy > Preterm Birth > Risk FactorsPregnancy > Outcomes > ComplicationsGeneral OB/GYN > Epidemiology > Trends
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March of Dimes (2004). *Infant Deaths up in US for First Time Since 1958: Premature Birth is a Leading Cause*.

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