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Uganda: Study Finds High Rates of Preterm Birth, Stillbirth At Kawempe Hospital

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- A new study has found that stillbirth, preterm birth and neonatal mortality remain high among women delivering at Kawempe National Referral Hospital, with rates exceeding Uganda's national estimates.

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