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Surfactant helps pre-term babies breathe

A pre-term baby is delicate. One of the reasons why is because they are prone to respiratory distress syndrome, a breathing disorder. The condition is more common in such infants because their lungs cannot make enough surfactant, a liquid that coats the inside of the lungs for easy breathing.

 

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