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Last Updated: Oct 23, 2019
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Premature Birth likely for Short Women

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Dr. NagarajPhysiotherapist
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Short mothers are twice as likely to have a premature baby than taller mothers an international study found.The chance of having a premature baby increases as the mother's height decreases say, researchers.

However, the reason behind this is unsure.But one study says short mothers tend to have less space for the babies to grow before birth.and this seems to lead to premature delivery in some women.