61.   Supplies and staff were in short supply and the premature babies were malnourished.

62.   Ten years ago, premature babies like Zoe had much slimmer chances of surviving, let alone thriving and learning to walk.

63.   Temporarily low levels of thyroid hormone in premature babies have long been considered harmless.

64.   That condition usually occurs in premature babies, and they are more at risk for problems like breathing difficulties and brain disorders.

65.   The ability of steroids to help premature babies was first noted in sheep.

66.   The Baby Doe regulations state in a footnote that they were not designed with premature babies in mind.

67.   The condition typically affects premature babies and adults whose lungs have been damaged from being ill or injured.

68.   The need for a way to protect premature babies from cerebral palsy has never been greater.

69.   The new scanner will take thinner slices than previous models to help examine premature babies.

70.   The researchers found that even white, middle-class teen-agers who get good health care are almost twice as likely as older women to deliver premature babies.