Uterine ion channels offer potential new target to delay preterm birth

Scientists have found that targeting a particular group of proteins in the uterus muscle (myometrium) can suppress human ...
The Scientist

Preterm Labor May Be Sparked by Fetal Immune Reaction

“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 ...
Medscape

Preterm Labor: Could a Metabolic Coenzyme Be the Trigger?

A decline in the levels of the coenzyme nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) in the placenta may help trigger labor by allowing prostaglandins to accumulate, raising the possibility of new ...
Healio

Drug to prevent preterm labor does not improve neonatal outcomes

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There is no neonatal benefit or harm when using tocolytic drugs for threatened premature birth after 30 weeks’ ...
CNN

Foods we eat are covered in plastics that may be causing a rise in premature births, study says

Preterm babies could be at higher risk of certain diseases as adults Past research has demonstrated that phathalates — known as “everywhere chemicals” because they are so common — are hormone ...
Vox

Why aren’t we better at predicting when a baby is due?

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...
CNN

High rates of preterm birth and infant deaths get the US another D+ grade: ‘It’s a travesty’

Being rushed to a hospital nearly two hours away, in the middle of a dangerous spring storm – with fear in her heart and amniotic fluid leaking down her leg – was not how Ashley O’Neil expected her ...
University of California

What’s behind preterm birth? Scientists just found a big clue

A typical human pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, but most parents know this number is only a rough estimate. Babies are born on a seemingly unpredictable timeline, with a normal pregnancy ranging from 38 to ...
USA Today

The rate of babies born premature saw a 'concerning' increase in 2021, report finds

A baby is preterm if born before 37 weeks of gestational age. Preterm births can be caused by health conditions in the birthing parent and can lead to developmental complications in babies. Asian and ...
Time

You Can Do Everything 'Right' and Still Have a Preterm Birth

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Medical Xpress

Steep drop in metabolic coenzyme could trigger preterm labor

Declining placental concentrations of a molecule that plays a key role in metabolism appear to trigger the end of pregnancy and hasten labor and delivery, suggesting a study co-led by researchers at ...