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Originally Posted by 1069  In my family, premature birth is common, and we have a word to describe our premature loved ones: "half-baked".
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Maybe its that attitude, and not the premature birth that is the problem.
And actually read this part....
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The smallest babies -- those born between 23 and 27 weeks -- who survived with no apparent medical disabilities were also 10 percent less likely to finish high school, 20 percent less likely to have completed college, 20 percent less likely to have a high income, 20 percent more likely to receive Social Security benefits and 20 percent less likely to have become parents than babies born full-term.
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Thats called speculation. They draw a conclusion based on percentages that only take into account premature birth as the only difference for the 10-20% more likely cause. How many other aspects of society come into play determining why kids don't finish high school or complete college, or have higher income? More than one for sure. To draw conclusions like this, based on a singular aspect is an incomplete study.