Priyanka Chopra recently opened up about her daughter Malti’s premature birth at 27 weeks, saying she was purple and needed at least six blood transfusions to survive. Doctors say babies born this ...

Extremely preterm birth (before 28 weeks of gestation) places infants into the world at one of the most extraordinary moments in human development. The brain at this stage is not simply growing; it is ...

A University of Rhode Island-led cohort study links preterm index of cumulative medical risk from birth to year 12 to adult disorders at age 35. Premature birth affects about one in 10 U.S. infants ...

Each year in the United States, approximately 370,000 babies are born prematurely, meaning born before 37 weeks of pregnancy, representing about 10.4% of all live births. These infants face higher ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In addition to asthma status, some asthma medications raise the risk for adverse perinatal outcomes.

Pregnancy can be a time of joy and anticipation. But it can also be a nerve-wracking experience, with many factors affecting when and how a baby arrives. A new study, published today, suggests when ...

Researchers at the University of Oulu have identified alpha-1 antitrypsin as a potential target for preventing spontaneous ...

A new study suggests that probiotics supplementation during early pregnancy may help reduce the risk of recurrent spontaneous preterm delivery (sPTD). In a multicenter clinical trial, pregnant women ...

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

The Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine is comprised of key stakeholders in environmental health. They meet on a regular basis to discuss areas of mutual concern in a ...

Preterm birth and low birth weight were associated with lower intelligence quotient (IQ), poorer academic performance, and a greater need for special educational support. Stronger associations were ...