This is definitely good news. Babies that are born that early usually have a lot of problems. It's amazing that something as simple as a nitro pill can be so beneficial to them.

OTTAWA, CANADA -- January 30, 2007 -- A Queen's University-led study shows that giving nitroglycerin to women who enter labour early results in significant improvement to their babies' health. The improvement is most marked in babies who are born very prematurely (at 24 to 28 weeks)....

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That's a bit scary. You'd think that would be harmful to the baby. But if it isn't, then thank goodness they've found something so simple can be so beneficial.

Isn't nitroglycirin extremely flamable and a toxin of some sort though?

It's so nice for medicine to advance to this point. I hope this saves a lot of babies and spares many families that horrible heart break.