Premature infants with congenital heart disease may have worse cognitive and motor development outcomes than those born at ...

A new study reveals that the quality of early growth, not just weight gain, influences long-term brain outcomes for extremely preterm infants, highlighting fat-free mass as a crucial marker of early ...

A major German study finds that early repeated antibiotic use in very low-birth-weight infants can have lasting effects on lung health, highlighting the importance of antibiotic stewardship and ...

Research that found a third of babies born between 32 and 36 weeks showed abnormalities on their MRI is just one of many studies currently running at the Liggins Institute.

A premature birth can be an overwhelming experience for any parent, often bringing more questions than answers. Parents are left with many questions, like what impact does it have on babies' health, ...

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

WASHINGTON -- The high rate of premature births in the United States constitutes a public health concern that costs society at least $26 billion a year, according to a new report from the Institute of ...

Premature birth, defined as birth before 37 weeks, affects 10% of births in the United States. While not all preterm labor is preventable, early prenatal care and healthy lifestyle choices can lower ...