Benzodiazepine use during pregnancy is associated with a 20% higher risk for preterm birth and a 6% increased risk for small ...

One in 10 babies in the U.S.—nearly 374,000 infants—were born preterm in 2023, meaning before 37 weeks of pregnancy. More than 15% were very preterm, meaning they were born before 32 weeks. A ...

Cervical length measurement during the first trimester may help identify twin pregnancies at risk for preterm birth before 34 weeks of gestation.

Each year, around 15 million babies are born prematurely, with nearly one million dying soon after due to complications ...

Despite its status as one of the wealthiest nations in the world, experts say America’s health care system is in need of major improvements. That’s especially true for mothers and infants. Case in ...

Central Hillsborough Healthy Start has succeeded by using the same basic approach for everyone, then customizing.

NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (UPI) --A noninvasive wearable device may be able to predict preterm births by monitoring changes in maternal heart rate variability, a new study suggests. The peer-reviewed study ...

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

Exposure to drinking water contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) can worsen birth outcomes and ...