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More time in the womb may help make the developing brain bloom, according to a new study.  Researchers have found that full-term babies who are born even a week or two later than other full-term babies perform better academically as 8-year-olds — throwing into sharp focus the practice of hastening childbirth by scheduling caesarean deliveries for convenience rather than for medical reasons.

More time in the womb may help make the developing brain bloom, according to a new study. 

Researchers have found that full-term babies who are born even a week or two later than other full-term babies perform better academically as 8-year-olds — throwing into sharp focus the practice of hastening childbirth by scheduling caesarean deliveries for convenience rather than for medical reasons.

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    I was three weeks late. Take that premies!
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    Note to self: Remember to buy a cork at 37 weeks.
  12. kristineeyoung said: Not sure about this one.I was born about 2.5 weeks after my “extremely calculated gestation period” (according to my mum) and I averaged about a D+ most of my life.I had no interest in participated learning until I was about 21.Also I weighed 11lbs! Damn!
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  14. shaundillon reblogged this from thedailyfeed and added:
    I was born 2 weeks late, not to toot my own horn but, toot toot.
  15. wiltedflores said: I was 16 days late snitchez
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    Alice will be a genius.
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