Written question asked by Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 July 2004. It was answered by Lord Warner (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 July 2004.

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Warner, Lord

Question

What steps they are taking to counter the risk of permanent developmental brain disorder, poor school performance and chronic ill health due to very pre-term delivery and low birth weight; and what are the annual incidence of very pre-term deliveries since 1950 in the United Kingdom. [HL 3271;HL 3274]. - Inc tables.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

663 c138-9WA; HL 3271;HL 3274

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Babies Childbirth Low birthweight babies

Contains statistics

Yes