Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2011. Infants born in the 37th or 38th week of pregnancy have a higher risk of dying before age 1 than do infants born between 39 and 40 weeks, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the March of Dimes.
“Infants born at 37 weeks or greater are considered term and have traditionally been considered as a uniform group,” said first author Uma…






