NEW YORK, Aug 11: In a small new study, pregnant women who fasted dur ing the Islamic holy month of Ramadan were no more likely to give birth prematurely than women who didn’t observe the fast. Lebanese researchers found no significant differences in the rate of births before the 37th week of pregnancy among 201 pregnant Beirut women who fasted during the daytime compared with 201 women who didn’t. (agencies)
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