A new study from NYU Langone Health partially attributed close to 2 million preterm births in 2018 — about 8% of the world’s ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Half of intraventricular hemorrhages occurred within the first 48 hours of life after 2007, compared with 82% ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Preterm placentas had higher micro- and nanoplastic concentrations vs. term placentas. Concentrations differed ...

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.

Exposure to a chemical commonly used to make plastic more flexible may have contributed to about 1.97 million preterm births ...

Preterm birth is a major cause of neonatal illness and death, especially among women with a history of premature delivery.

The stress preterm infants experience at birth can carry on throughout a lifetime and cause negative health impacts later in life, necessitating the routine inclusion of birth history in medical ...

Researchers who conducted a new review study have emphasized the importance of the early identification of at‑risk children.

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 ...

Adults born preterm were significantly more likely to have cardiometabolic risk factors and internalized mental health issues than full-term peers, according to an ongoing preterm birth cohort study ...

A typical human pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, but most parents know this number is only a rough estimate. Babies are born on a seemingly unpredictable timeline, with a normal pregnancy ranging from 38 to ...

March of Dimes issued their annual report on US rates of preterm birth on November 17. The findings are a gut punch. Rates worsened between 2023 and 2024 in 21 states. Preterm birth rates among babies ...