The BBC found that there had been a sharp increase in premature births.

BBC 发现，早产儿数量急剧增加。

Two new studies examined the link between high temperatures and premature birth.

另外两项新研究观察了高温天气和早产之间的联系。

The impacts begin before birth, with studies linking pollution to low birth weight and premature birth.

这些影响在孩子出生前就开始了，研究显示，空气污染会导致新生儿体重过轻和早产。

The risk of any premature birth was 15% higher the day after these very hot days, the scientists found.

科学家发现，在极其炎热的一天后，早产风险增加了 15%。

And officials are now linking Zika to premature birth, as well as eye problems and nervous system diseases in babies.

而现在官员认为寨卡病毒也能导致早产儿、及婴儿眼部及神经系统的并发症。

You can find a link to the full report, along with videos about the problem of premature births, at voaspecialenglish.com.

您可登陆voaspecialenglish.com来获取这份报告的完整版链接，以及附带的早产问题视频。

Her premature birth meant she had many health problems.

她的早产意味着她有很多健康问题。

Smoking in pregnancy has been linked to premature birth.

【birth】孕期吸烟被认为会引起早产。

Higher temperatures were also linked to premature birth, which can have lifelong health effects, and to increased hospital admissions of young children.

此外，研究发现高温天气会导致早产和更多幼童住院，而早产对健康的影响会伴随终生。

His team looked at premature births, complications from which are the leading cause of death in children under five.

他的团队研究了早产及其并发症，这是五岁以下儿童死亡的主要原因。

While smoking is harmful for everyone, it is extremely bad to smoke when pregnant, it can lead to miscarriage, premature birth, and other consequences.

吸烟对每个人都有害，而怀孕时吸烟更是极其有害，它会导致流产、早产和其他后果。

It would be truly one giant leap for mankind if we could prevent millions of premature births and save hundreds of thousands of babies'lives.

我们能够预防数百万婴儿早产并拯救成这些脆弱的生命，这对人类来说将是迈出的巨大一步。

In pregnant women, it can induce premature birth and reduced fetal growth, and in adults more generally it can decrease kidney function and cause reproductive problems.

在孕妇中，它会导致早产和胎儿发育减缓，而在成年人中，更普遍的是，它会降低肾功能并导致生殖问题。

Fetal complications include intrauterine hypoxia and asphyxia because the fetus is no longer receiving adequate placental perfusion, and finally there's an increased risk of premature birth.

胎儿可能发生的并发症包括子宫内缺氧和胎儿窒息，这是由于胎儿无法获取充足的胎盘的营养供应，而最终使早产的风险加大。

The researchers found that those in the hottest 5% of places in the state in the week before birth had a 16% higher risk of premature birth.

研究人员发现，在产前那周该州气温最高的 5%的地区，早产的风险增加了 16%。

Although still rare, the dramatic increase in twin births can mean more negative health consequences for mothers of twins and her children, including premature births and low birth weight.

虽然仍然罕见，但双胞胎出生的显著增加可能导致母亲和孩子们承受更多负面健康后果，包括早产和出生体重过低。

The stark and unexpected miracle of a night fades out with the lingering death of the last stars and the premature birth of the first newsboys.

随着最后几颗星星的持续死亡和第一批报童的早产， 一夜之间鲜明而出乎意料的奇迹逐渐消失。

60% of preterm births happen in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Problems related to premature birth are the second most common cause of death in children under five, after pneumonia.

而全球60％的早产现象发生在南亚洲和撒哈拉沙漠以南的非洲。对于五岁以下的孩童而言，由早产引发的疾病致死率排在第二，仅次于肺炎。

The zones do deliver some improvements to air quality, and the science tells us that means real health benefits — fewer heart attacks, strokes and premature births, less cancer, dementia and asthma.

这些区域确实改善了空气质量， 科学告诉我们这意味着真正的健康益处——减少心脏病发作、中风和早产， 减少癌症、痴呆和哮喘。

When we talk about a premature birth or a premature baby, we're talking about a baby who is born earlier than would be expected (and this, of course, can sometimes lead to health complications in the baby).

当我们谈论早产或早产婴儿时，我们谈论的是比预期更早出生的婴儿（当然， 这有时会导致婴儿出现健康并发症）。