Every year, a staggering number of infants are born before their time, confronting a host of health hurdles. Factors ...

Activity restriction does not appear to lower the risk for preterm birth in pregnant women with a short cervix; it may even have the opposite effect.

A full-term pregnancy lasts around 40 weeks. However, sometimes labour may start early. If labour starts after 20 weeks and before 37 weeks, then it is called preterm labour or premature labour. This ...

Complications from preterm birth, defined as occurring before 37 weeks of gestation, are the leading cause of death among children under five. Rates of preterm birth range from 4-16% globally, leading ...

The rate of premature birth in the United States remains high, especially in the southern region of the country, according to the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes. The group’s ...

Close up preterm baby hand holding an adult’s hand. Preterm births in the U.S. are on the rise—and experts aren’t entirely sure what’s driving the increase. Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to ...

The rate of premature birth in the United States is climbing, according to the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes. On Tuesday, the organization released its annual “report card” on ...

AURORA, Colo. -- Atosiban, an oxytocin receptor antagonist available in Europe, was not superior to placebo in improving neonatal outcomes for threatened preterm birth between 30 and 34 weeks' ...

Urinary tract infection during pregnancy is linked to an increased risk for preterm birth, with the risk being highest in the first week of diagnosis and particularly before 28 weeks of gestation.

“This is a really interesting paper because it takes a completely different and new view of the pathogenesis of preterm labor,” says immunologist and developmental biologist Adrian Erlebacher of the ...

In January, thousands of parents across Indiana opened their child’s report card, anxious to monitor their first semester progress. This winter, the State of Indiana got a report card, too – from ...