A UCLA-led research team has discovered a molecular switch that determines whether tiny blood vessels in premature infants' ...

COVID-19 caused an alarming surge in premature births, but vaccines were key to returning the early birth rate to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new analysis of California birth records. COVID-19 ...

The Government has quietly dropped the target to reduce the rate of premature births, LBC has learned. In 2017, a target was ...

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 ...

A new UCLA study has found anxiety specific to pregnancy and childbirth is associated with shorter gestation times and earlier births. One screening tool administered in the first trimester could ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Being born just a couple of weeks early may influence a child's long-term education and job prospects, hints a new study from Finland. Researchers found that infants born ...

Planned early-term birth depending on the risk assessment for term preeclampsia lowers the incidence of preeclampsia by 30%, ...

FRIDAY, Nov. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Premature babies not only face serious and immediate health consequences: New research shows they are also more likely to die early, a risk that persists into ...

By mimicking the maternal womb, doctors hope to extend the fetal stage of development, improving health outcomes later in ...

CHICAGO — The adoption counselor caught Rebecca Bennett on her cellphone and delivered an urgent message from the birth mother: “The baby is coming early. You have permission to be at the hospital. Go ...