Activity restriction does not appear to lower the risk for preterm birth in pregnant women with a short cervix; it may even have the opposite effect.

Preterm birth has lasting effects into adulthood, with very premature individuals struggling to form romantic relationships and having fewer children, according to the Bavarian Longitudinal Study.

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. According to a new study from researchers at Wake Forest ...

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.

A research team at the Medical University of South Carolina reports in Cells that the complement system, part of the body's natural immune defenses, is a key driver of inflammatory responses that ...

At age 35, adults born preterm vs full-term had increased mental health disorders, cardiometabolic issues, and body composition differences. Compared with adults who were born full-term, those who ...

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 ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...