21.   It normally closes at birth, when the infant starts breathing but can remain open, especially in premature infants.

22.   Maureen Dempsey, state health director, said in a brief appearance that the bill could interfere with delicate decisions between doctors and families involving premature infants.

23.   Michelle, meanwhile, still is fighting an intestinal infection common to premature infants that she developed five days after birth.

24.   Premature infants frequently have heart and lung problems.

25.   Premature infants or those who already have respiratory problems are especially likely to become seriously ill from the virus.

26.   Premature infants were another big-ticket item.

27.   Proponents of kangaroo care believe the new approach is a major breakthrough in caring for premature infants.

28.   Scientific studies have also touted the benefits of massage therapy for premature infants, children with diabetes and patients with the AIDS virus.

29.   She holds the record as the most premature infant delivered at the University of Kansas Medical Center to survive.

30.   She holds the record as the most premature infant delivered at the hospital to survive.