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as in newborn
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Recent Examples of preemie
Being home with a preemie baby is very different than bringing a full-term baby home from the hospital.
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Jasmine Roth, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
But Take Note The minimum weight is 7 pounds, so these aren’t ideal for newborns or preemies.
—Laura Denby, Parents, 4 Aug. 2024
The last point is part of a complication that affects preemies known as Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS).
—Stephanie Brown, Parents, 16 July 2024
And loss of that access could put thousands of preemies at risk.
—James Hill, ABC News, 7 July 2024
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Jasmine Roth, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
But Take Note The minimum weight is 7 pounds, so these aren’t ideal for newborns or preemies.
—Laura Denby, Parents, 4 Aug. 2024
The last point is part of a complication that affects preemies known as Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS).
—Stephanie Brown, Parents, 16 July 2024
And loss of that access could put thousands of preemies at risk.
—James Hill, ABC News, 7 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preemie
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Following the birth of her niece, Jing returns to Singapore for the newborn’s birthday celebration.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
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Sullivan added that the newborns even soothe each other if one of them is fussy.Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Instead, Reagan immediately cut the budget for solar research by eighty-five per cent and did away with the tax credit for solar panels, decimating the infant industry.Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
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And Christmas recalls the bright star in the night that guided people to a barn in Bethlehem where an infant was born and called a king.Scott Simon, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
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This means there is a two-month window after birth where neonates are at their most vulnerable.Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
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Existing studies show that loud noise can cause a stress response in neonates, but lullabies and breath sounds can help calm babies.Dr. Abimbola Okulaja, ABC News, 27 June 2024
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LaFleur acted as if every play was the biggest of his life, repeatedly fought with officials, whipped off his headset, and jumped up and down like a spoiled toddler.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Culkin shares two toddler sons with his fiancée Brenda Song.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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Add kids or needing to care for other family members, and that worker falls below poverty levels.Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 1 Jan. 2025
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In October, city officials sent out about 13,000 student school forms for kids to take home and complete with their families.Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2024
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Those who would feel the deepest losses are not the Congress members who will retain their pay during the shutdown, but members of the military who would serve without pay, numerous federal workers who would be furloughed, people that rely on WIC benefits to keep their babies fed and so many more.Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ed, as the film reveals, was miraculously spared from the incinerator; an unknown number of babies born to girls attending the school did not escape that grim fate – discarded with the knowledge or at the direction of Catholic clergy who ran the school.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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Also going into effect Jan. 1 is Senate Bill 3232, which requires hospitals to provide parents who relinquished a newborn infant with contact information of the child welfare agency that received custody of the relinquished infant.Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Dec. 2024
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Conservative pro-natalist movements are promoting old-fashioned nuclear families with lots of children, achievable only if women give birth earlier.Angela Saini, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024
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Donation drives 🎁 Phoenix Children's Toyland: Donate toys for kiddos spending their holiday season in the hospital this year.Jessica Boehm, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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That includes falling asleep in it at least once while reading my kiddo books at bedtime.Bryan Rogala, Outside Online, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Preemie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preemie. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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