The number of babies born premature is at a record high of 42,500 a year
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
The number of babies born premature is at a record high of 42,500 a year due to increasing multiple IVF births and caesareans. Experts are warning that the rising costs of extra care at birth and in later life is putting a burden on the NHS.
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