A simple saliva test could help spot which expectant women are likely to go into premature Labour, experts believe.

专家相信，一个简单的唾液测试就可以确定预产期母亲是否会早产。

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Premature Labour, the major cause of death and disability among babies, may be prevented by blocking a key protein, a study suggests.

一项研究建议，早产——婴儿死亡和残疾的主要原因，可能通过阻止一种关键性的蛋白质来预防。

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Quick as a flash the National Childbirth Trust warned that "symptoms could lead to premature labour or a miscarriage, or even cause birth defects".

英国全国生育基金（National Childbirth Trust） 疾如闪电般发出警告，“症状可能导致早产或者流产，甚至是新生儿缺陷”。

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Does the non-stop flogging of scratch cards, duty-free goods, scorching coffee and rubber paninis initiate premature labour in exasperated mums-to-be?

ECONOMIST: Business travel

In 1972, with his colleague Ross Howie (left above), he carried out a trial in which synthetic cortisol was given to women in premature labour.

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It seems premature to worry about ageing workers retiring from the labour force, when over 400, 000 French men and women under 25 cannot find a way into it.

ECONOMIST: Deficits and defiance