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 ...

FILE - A dentist holds a model of teeth and a toothbrush in Seattle on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. For many years, studies have shown that gum diseases are tied to premature birth. Scientists believe ...

Healthy mouth, healthy baby? For years, scientists have been exploring the link between poor oral health and giving birth too early. Now, new research presented Thursday raises the possibility that ...

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 ...

The number of preterm and early-term births in the U.S. increased between 2014 and 2022, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The preterm birth rate — babies ...

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

Amid the scandal surrounding her father Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (65), formerly Prince Andrew, Princess Beatrice (37) has spoken about a very moving topic. In the latest podcast episode of the ...

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

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

Pregnant women who get the COVID-19 vaccine are less likely to have a preterm birth, University of British Columbia ...

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Healthy mouth, healthy baby? For years, scientists have been exploring the link between poor oral health and giving birth too early. Now, new research presented Thursday raises the possibility that ...