Activity restriction does not appear to lower the risk for preterm birth in pregnant women with a short cervix; it may even have the opposite effect.

Preterm birth has lasting effects into adulthood, with very premature individuals struggling to form romantic relationships and having fewer children, according to the Bavarian Longitudinal Study.

Every year, a staggering number of infants are born before their time, confronting a host of health hurdles. Factors ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. According to a new study from researchers at Wake Forest ...

For the third year in a row, the U.S.’s birth rate for premature babies rose, according to an annual report issued by White Plains, N.Y.-based March of Dimes, a national nonprofit for maternal and ...

Close up preterm baby hand holding an adult’s hand. Preterm births in the U.S. are on the rise—and experts aren’t entirely sure what’s driving the increase. Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to ...

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.

Delivery Date AI predicts when a baby will be born, with an 11-day margin of error in either direction, based on second- and ...

At age 35, adults born preterm vs full-term had increased mental health disorders, cardiometabolic issues, and body composition differences. Compared with adults who were born full-term, those who ...