Infants born even a few weeks early face a markedly higher risk for severe RSV, with late-preterm babies more likely to land ...

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

Study shows higher mortality rates among individuals born preterm, with risks varying by gestational age and highest in early childhood. Study: Short-Term and Long-Term Mortality Risk After Preterm ...

Two recent studies have renewed interest in the usefulness of progesterone supplementation during pregnancy for the prevention of preterm delivery. [1,2] The studies are based on the theory that ...

Women who receive continuous care from community-based midwives have a significantly reduced risk of preterm birth in comparison to those who receive standard care. This care model also significantly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In addition to asthma status, some asthma medications raise the risk for adverse perinatal outcomes.

Having a premature baby raises a woman's risk for heart attack or stroke later in life, according to a study published February 2 in Circulation at the start of American Heart Month. Lauren J. Tanz, ...

For the third year in a row, the U.S.’s birth rate for premature babies rose, according to an annual report issued by White Plains, N.Y.-based March of Dimes, a national nonprofit for maternal and ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Georgia continues to struggle with maternal and infant health, and the closure of Savannah Birth and ...