Complications from preterm birth, defined as occurring before 37 weeks of gestation, are the leading cause of death among children under five. Rates of preterm birth range from 4-16% globally, leading ...

The rate of premature birth in the United States is climbing, according to the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes. On Tuesday, the organization released its annual “report card” on ...

Researchers at Boston Medical Center, working with colleagues at University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and Harvard ...

Women who receive continuous care from community-based midwives have a significantly reduced risk of preterm birth in ...

Women who receive continuous care from community-based midwives have a significantly reduced risk of preterm birth in ...

Preterm birth rates increased significantly over the 10 years among families with lower incomes, rising from 9.7% in 2011 to ...

Preterm birth rates in the US show disparities by household income and race, with Black mothers having higher risks for ...

A full-term pregnancy lasts around 40 weeks. However, sometimes labour may start early. If labour starts after 20 weeks and before 37 weeks, then it is called preterm labour or premature labour. This ...

New research from the University of Birmingham in collaboration with the World Health Organisation shows that tocolytic drugs used to delay preterm birth, and thus avert the ensuing associated ...

“This is a really interesting paper because it takes a completely different and new view of the pathogenesis of preterm labor,” says immunologist and developmental biologist Adrian Erlebacher of the ...

The committee discussed current practice for diagnosing and managing preterm labour in women with intact membranes. The clinical experts explained that the incidence of birth before 37 weeks of ...