According to the March of Dimes, preterm birth and low birthweight-related health complications cause 37.5% of infant deaths ...

Benzodiazepine use during pregnancy is associated with a 20% higher risk for preterm birth and a 6% increased risk for small ...

Cervical length measurement during the first trimester may help identify twin pregnancies at risk for preterm birth before 34 weeks of gestation.

One in 10 babies in the U.S. – nearly 374,000 infants – were born preterm in 2023, meaning before 37 weeks of pregnancy. More ...

Central Hillsborough Healthy Start has succeeded by using the same basic approach for everyone, then customizing.

Each year, around 15 million babies are born prematurely, with nearly one million dying soon after due to complications ...

The U.S. has landed another poor grade when it comes to preterm births, with festering disparities in outcomes for Black and Native women that are life-threatening, according to a new annual report.

Pregnant women who get the COVID-19 vaccine are less likely to have a preterm birth, University of British Columbia ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (UPI) --A noninvasive wearable device may be able to predict preterm births by monitoring changes in maternal heart rate variability, a new study suggests. The peer-reviewed study ...

The Government has quietly dropped the target to reduce the rate of premature births, LBC has learned. In 2017, a target was ...