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[ti:The Global Problem of Preterm Births] [ar:Faith Lapidus] [al:Health Report] [00:00.00]This is the VOA Special English Health Report. [00:04.28]Premature or preterm births are defined as live births [00:10.57]before a woman completes thirty-seven weeks of pregnancy. [00:15.56]A new study found that about fifteen million babies [00:20.27]were born prematurely around the world in twenty-ten. [00:24.26]The study was the first of its kind, [00:28.16]and shows that the problem exists in poor countries [00:32.10]as well as in wealthy ones. [00:34.48]Researchers gathered information from eighty-four countries. [00:39.37]The researchers were from Save the Children, [00:43.06]a nongovernmental organization. [00:45.61]They found that more than one in ten babies are born too soon. [00:51.81]The research team found that fifteen countries [00:56.15]-- including the United States and Brazil [00:59.35]-- had two-thirds of all preterm births. [01:02.69]Sixty percent of preterm births happen [01:07.21]in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. [01:10.65]Problems related to premature birth [01:14.70]are the second most common cause of death [01:17.76]in children under five, after pneumonia. [01:20.86]The study found that these complications of preterm birth [01:25.54]result in more than a million deaths [01:28.36]around the world every year. [01:30.52]Babies born early are more likely [01:35.22]to develop learning disabilities [01:37.52]and problems with their eyesight and hearing. [01:40.30]They can also suffer cerebral palsy, [01:43.41]a neurological condition, and a lifetime of lung disease. [01:48.26]The risk of death in a newborn also increases sharply [01:53.35]if babies are born after less than thirty-two weeks of pregnancy. [01:58.71]But eight out of ten premature babies are born [02:03.46]between thirty-two and thirty-seven weeks. [02:06.96]Joy Lawn of Save the Children in South Africa led the team [02:12.64]that wrote the report for the World Health Organization. [02:15.99]She says with the right medical care and loving attention, [02:21.29]these newborns have a good chance of survival. [02:25.22]JOY LAWN: "They would survive with really basic care. [02:28.88]So, being breastfed, being kept warm. [02:32.08]And they are at much higher risk of infection, [02:34.68]so treating with antibiotics." [02:36.28]She says only five percent of preterm babies [02:40.81]were born at twenty-eight weeks or less. [02:43.91]Those that survived birth required intensive hospital care. [02:49.16]The research team found that only three countries [02:56.32]-- Croatia, Ecuador and Estonia [02:59.57]-- had a decrease in their preterm birth rates [03:03.29]between nineteen ninety and twenty-ten. [03:06.11]JOY LAWN: "Really we can't point to one solution [03:09.82]and say this is what caused it. [03:12.44]Just as we couldn't point to something in the U.S. [03:14.65]and say this is what caused the very high rates in the U.S." [03:17.64]In the United States, twelve percent of all live births [03:22.18]in twenty-ten were preterm. [03:25.01]You can find a link to the full report, [03:28.51]along with videos about the problem of premature births, [03:32.85]at voa.com. [03:36.50]This study would have interested Mary Ellen Avery. [03:41.31]She was a medical researcher who made a discovery [03:45.44]that helped save the lives of many preemies. [03:49.10]Next week, learn about Dr. Avery [03:52.05]and her discovery more than fifty years ago. [03:55.45]And that's the VOA Special English Health Report. [03:59.75]I'm Faith Lapidus.

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report.

Premature or preterm births are defined as live births before a woman completes thirty-seven weeks of pregnancy. A new study found that about fifteen million babies were born prematurely around the world in twenty-ten. The study was the first of its kind, and shows that the problem exists in poor countries as well as in wealthy ones.

Researchers gathered information from eighty-four countries. The researchers were from Save the Children, a nongovernmental organization. They found that more than one in ten babies are born too soon.

A photo provided by Texas Children's Hospital shows

Lauren and David Perkins with three of their six children

born prematurely in April

The research team found that fifteen countries -- including the United States and Brazil -- had two-thirds of all preterm births. Sixty percent of preterm births happen in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

Problems related to premature birth are the second most common cause of death in children under five, after pneumonia. The study found that these complications of preterm birth result in more than a million deaths around the world every year.

Babies born early are more likely to develop learning disabilities and problems with their eyesight and hearing. They can also suffer cerebral palsy, a neurological condition, and a lifetime of lung disease. The risk of death in a newborn also increases sharply if babies are born after less than thirty-two weeks of pregnancy.

But eight out of ten premature babies are born between thirty-two and thirty-seven weeks. Joy Lawn of Save the Children in South Africa led the team that wrote the report for the World Health Organization. She says with the right medical care and loving attention, these newborns have a good chance of survival.

JOY LAWN: "They would survive with really basic care. So, being breastfed, being kept warm. And they are at much higher risk of infection, so treating with antibiotics."

She says only five percent of preterm babies were born at twenty-eight weeks or less. Those that survived birth required intensive hospital care.

The research team found that only three countries -- Croatia, Ecuador and Estonia -- had a decrease in their preterm birth rates between nineteen ninety and twenty-ten.

JOY LAWN: "Really we can't point to one solution and say this is what caused it. Just as we couldn't point to something in the U.S. and say this is what caused the very high rates in the U.S."

In the United States, twelve percent of all live births in twenty-ten were preterm.

You can find a link to the full report, along with videos about the problem of premature births, at 51voa.com.

This study would have interested Mary Ellen Avery. She was a medical researcher who made a discovery that helped save the lives of many preemies. Next week, learn about Dr. Avery and her discovery more than fifty years ago.

And that's the VOA Special English Health Report. I'm Faith Lapidus.

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Contributing: Jessica Berman and Christopher Cruise

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.

這里是美國(guó)之音慢速英語(yǔ)健康報(bào)道。

Premature or preterm births are defined as live births before a woman completes thirty-seven weeks of pregnancy. A new study found that about fifteen million babies were born prematurely around the world in twenty-ten. The study was the first of its kind, and shows that the problem exists in poor countries as well as in wealthy ones.

早產(chǎn)是指女性達(dá)到37周孕期前活產(chǎn)嬰兒。一項(xiàng)新的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，2010年，世界各地大約有1500萬(wàn)嬰兒早產(chǎn)。該研究是這方面的第一項(xiàng)研究，它還表明，貧窮國(guó)家同富裕國(guó)家一樣存在這一問(wèn)題。

Researchers gathered information from eighty-four countries. The researchers were from Save the Children, a nongovernmental organization. They found that more than one in ten babies are born too soon.

研究人員收集了來(lái)自83個(gè)國(guó)家的信息。這些研究人員來(lái)自非政府組織救助兒童會(huì)(Save the Children)。他們發(fā)現(xiàn)，超過(guò)1/10的嬰兒早產(chǎn)。

The research team found that fifteen countries -- including the United States and Brazil -- had two-thirds of all preterm births. Sixty percent of preterm births happen in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

該研究小組發(fā)現(xiàn)包括美國(guó)和巴西在內(nèi)的15個(gè)國(guó)家占到了早產(chǎn)數(shù)量的2/3。60%的早產(chǎn)發(fā)生在南亞和撒哈拉以南非洲地區(qū)。

Problems related to premature birth are the second most common cause of death in children under five, after pneumonia. The study found that these complications of preterm birth result in more than a million deaths around the world every year.

和早產(chǎn)相關(guān)的一些問(wèn)題是5歲以下兒童死亡的第二大常見(jiàn)原因，僅次于肺炎。研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，每年全球超過(guò)1百萬(wàn)死亡是早產(chǎn)并發(fā)癥導(dǎo)致的。

Babies born early are more likely to develop learning disabilities and problems with their eyesight and hearing. They can also suffer cerebral palsy, a neurological condition, and a lifetime of lung disease. The risk of death in a newborn also increases sharply if babies are born after less than thirty-two weeks of pregnancy.

早產(chǎn)兒更容易發(fā)生學(xué)習(xí)障礙及視聽(tīng)問(wèn)題。他們也可能患上神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)疾病腦癱，以及終生肺部問(wèn)題。如果嬰兒少于32周出生，新生兒死亡的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)也急劇增加。

But eight out of ten premature babies are born between thirty-two and thirty-seven weeks. Joy Lawn of Save the Children in South Africa led the team that wrote the report for the World Health Organization. She says with the right medical care and loving attention, these newborns have a good chance of survival.

但80%的早產(chǎn)兒出生于32到37周之間。南非救助兒童會(huì)的喬伊·羅恩(Joy Lawn)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)了這個(gè)研究小組，并給世界衛(wèi)生組織撰寫(xiě)了這份報(bào)告。她表示，通過(guò)適當(dāng)?shù)淖o(hù)理和關(guān)愛(ài)，這些新生兒存活幾率很大。

JOY LAWN: "They would survive with really basic care. So, being breastfed, being kept warm. And they are at much higher risk of infection, so treating with antibiotics."

羅恩：“通過(guò)一些基本護(hù)理他們就可以存活下來(lái)，所以需要母乳喂養(yǎng)和保暖。他們感染的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)要高得多，所以使用抗生素治療。”

She says only five percent of preterm babies were born at twenty-eight weeks or less. Those that survived birth required intensive hospital care.

她表示，只有5%的早產(chǎn)兒出生于28周或更早。這類(lèi)幸存的早產(chǎn)兒需要醫(yī)院特別護(hù)理。

The research team found that only three countries -- Croatia, Ecuador and Estonia -- had a decrease in their preterm birth rates between nineteen ninety and twenty-ten.

研究小組發(fā)現(xiàn)，在1990到2010年期間，只有克羅地亞、厄瓜多爾、愛(ài)沙尼亞這三個(gè)國(guó)家的早產(chǎn)率有所下降。

JOY LAWN: "Really we can't point to one solution and say this is what caused it. Just as we couldn't point to something in the U.S. and say this is what caused the very high rates in the U.S."

羅恩：“我們沒(méi)法給出造成(這三個(gè)國(guó)家)這種情況的一個(gè)解釋。正如我們也沒(méi)法給出造成美國(guó)早產(chǎn)率非常高的某種解釋。”

In the United States, twelve percent of all live births in twenty-ten were preterm.

2010年在美國(guó)，12%的活產(chǎn)嬰兒是早產(chǎn)。

You can find a link to the full report, along with videos about the problem of premature births, at 51voa.com.

你可以在51voa.com網(wǎng)站上找到這份完整報(bào)告的鏈接，以及和早產(chǎn)問(wèn)題相關(guān)的視頻。

This study would have interested Mary Ellen Avery. She was a medical researcher who made a discovery that helped save the lives of many preemies. Next week, learn about Dr. Avery and her discovery more than fifty years ago.

這份研究似乎引起了瑪麗·埃倫·埃弗里(Mary Ellen Avery)的興趣。她是一名醫(yī)學(xué)研究人員，她做出了幫助挽救許多早產(chǎn)兒生命的發(fā)現(xiàn)。下周我們將了解埃弗里博士及她五十多年前的發(fā)現(xiàn)。

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