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While results of a study linking high cholesterol with an increased risk of premature birth merely confirmed previous findings, researchers were surprised to learn that low cholesterol levels also appear to raise premature birth risk. In fact, 21% of white women in the study with low cholesterol gave birth prematurely as compared to only 12% of women in the high cholesterol group. Interestingly, no increased risk was observed in African-American women with low cholesterol. Based on these findings, it appears that too little cholesterol may be as bad as too much cholesterol during pregnancy.