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 ...

<1000 g/25 wk (+/−2) gestation, born at study center Polyethylene bag while infant wet immediately after birth •Higher temperature on admission and at one hour of life in the wrap group (36°C/96.8°F) ...

USA: Researchers have found in a cohort study that most donor characteristics and blood banking practices were not associated with serious morbidity or mortality in very low birth weight (VLBW) ...

Doubling the vitamin D dose for premature, very low birth weight infants can safely give their tiny bones a big advantage, offering hope for a stronger start in life. Study: Effects of high-dose ...

India is struggling with alarmingly high levels of premature deliveries and low birth weights in infants, and the cause could be one of the nation's most pressing environmental threats—air pollution.

Preterm babies with very low birth weight who received a probiotic alongside antibiotics had fewer multidrug resistant bacteria and a more typical gut microbiome, a new study shows. The paper, ...

, July 3 -- Four of the five babies born to a woman at Faridpur Medical College Hospital on Thursday died within 12 hours of birth due to complications from premature delivery and extremely low birth ...