A mother was forced to give premature birth to her daughter after a foreign body initially suspected of being a piece of metal or dense plastic was discovered in her womb.
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Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth
2 MAY 2012 | NEW YORK – Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth provides the first-ever national, regional and global estimates of preterm birth. The report shows the extent to which preterm birth is on the rise in most countries, and is now the second leading cause of death globally for children under five, after pneumonia.
Global Illumination Initiative: Shedding light on premature birth
4 APRIL 2012 – Worldwide, one baby in 10 is born premature: Every year, about 13 million children are born too early. Despite this high number, the public is hardly aware of how to prevent preterm birth and the problems and risks involved in the development of a preterm infant.