The results of a study by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch may pave the way for a new medicine delivery system that could reduce the incidence of pre-term labor and premature birth by allowing physicians ...
Jan 23, 2021
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Preterm and early term delivery are independent risk factors for premature death in women up to 40 years later, finds a study from Sweden published by The BMJ today.
Aug 19, 2020
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Preterm birth is a major global public health problem. Every year, 15 million babies are born prematurely and many will suffer from neurodegenerative disorders, including cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, impaired vision, ...
Sep 4, 2018
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Female soldiers who give birth within six months of returning from military deployment face twice the risk of having a preterm baby as other active-duty servicewomen, a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine ...
Mar 1, 2018
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Obese women are up to three times more likely to have a premature child during their first pregnancy, according to a study from University College Dublin.
Dec 4, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Researchers say they have identified three criteria that suggest an extremely premature infant has a low risk of developing sepsis, which might allow doctors to spare these babies early exposure to antibiotics.
Oct 5, 2017
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If a pregnant mother has a family history of premature birth, she is at risk for a preterm birth of her baby, according to a new study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Soroka University Medical ...
Apr 27, 2017
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Steroids improve survival and reduce the chances of certain birth defects for extremely premature infants, even if the treatment course is not finished before delivery, according to a study funded by the National Institutes ...
Oct 10, 2016
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Short mothers are twice as likely to have a baby born premature than tall mothers, according to a new international study.
Apr 22, 2016
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A therapy widely recommended in the UK, Europe and the US to stop babies from being born too soon is ineffective, research shows.
Feb 23, 2016
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