Prof John Newnham: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- lead author of the paper and chair of the Australian Preterm Birth Prevention Alliance
- Quoted on
- Maternity & neonatal
- Tracked press citations
- 1
- Most recently quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
“That was never based on science, that was just plucked from really very little evidence. It should never have been 37 weeks. It should have been 39. We now know that early term birth significantly increases the risk of behavioural and learning problems at school age.”
Where Prof John Newnham has been quoted
- Australia’s remarkable success in reducing preterm births: ‘Babies are being born when they should be’theguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
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