"It doesn't matter what your socioeconomic status is. Prematurity affects everybody across the board. And lots of times, we don't understand what caused it. It's just the way the mom's body ...

Parents who have spent a decade campaigning for answers about their baby’s death have described a coroner’s findings at his ...

Aberrations in these signals may lead to prematurity or stillbirth. Globally, nearly 13 million premature births and more than 3 million stillbirths occur each year 1. Prematurity is a direct ...

Compared with usual care, a mid-trimester blood test designed to predict preterm birth for average-risk women markedly ...

Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) currently stands as a major contributor to childhood blindness across the globe, particularly prevalent in middle and ...

Prevent Blindness offers free Retinopathy of Prematurity resources, including fact sheets, webpages, and a new video series.

Considering taking supplements to treat prematurity? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of prematurity. Follow the links to read common uses ...

Background: The CAP trial enrolled 2006 infants with birth weights 500-1250 g who were randomly assigned to caffeine therapy or placebo for apnea of prematurity (N Engl J Med 2006; 354: 2112 and ...

Meconium-Related Obstruction and Clinical Outcomes in Term and Preterm Infants 1. Nearly 95% of cases of meconium-related obstruction (MRO) occur in the absence of cystic fibrosis or Hirschsprung ...