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Saliva May Warn of Premature Birth

Published: July 24th, 2009

A British study indicates that a simple saliva test may warn of premature birth risk. With a gentle swabbing of an expectant mothers mouth doctors can identify and treat abnormally low progesterone levels. When identified early the pregnant mothers can be given a steroid to boost the development of the baby’s lungs. Many more details can be seen with a click here to read the news at RedOrbit.com. You can also click this for a brief report at WUSA9.com.

This entry was posted on Friday, July 24th, 2009 at 6:13 pm and is filed under Health. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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