Infants born even a few weeks early face a markedly higher risk for severe RSV, with late-preterm babies more likely to land ...
The risk for preterm birth was lower among women in high-risk social groups exposed to community-based midwife care.
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 full ...
The incidence of severe maternal morbidity remains high among patients with sickle cell disease, but a novel risk calculator ...
Navi Education, an academic tutoring and college consulting service for students, raised nearly $2,000 in donations for premature infants in the Neonatal ...
Premature birth occurs when a baby is born before full-term development. Alcohol exposure during pregnancy can influence the timing of labour by affecting uterine stability, placental function, and ...
New data has shown that an initiative to reduce preterm births in Australia has led to a significant decrease in rates of potentially harmful early birth and improved pregnancy outcomes for women ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Loveline Chizobam Phillips, George Mason University and Faye Taxman, George Mason ...