Not all early contractions mean labor. Learn what preterm labor looks like, and when to call your provider to keep you and ...

Premature birth, defined as birth before 37 weeks, affects 10% of births in the United States. While not all preterm labor is preventable, early prenatal care and healthy lifestyle choices can lower ...

A typical human pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, but most parents know this number is only a rough estimate. Babies are born on a seemingly unpredictable timeline, with a normal pregnancy ranging from 38 to ...

Gum’s the word — and a new study links chewing the right kind to a decrease in preterm birth and delivery of low-birthweight babies in an impoverished African country. “It surprised us all that such a ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is marking its first official observance of World Prematurity Day with the launch of a new global clinical practice guide for Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) – a simple, ...

Despite innovative techniques to keep premature babies healthy, death rates and lingering health problems among extremely preterm babies remained unchanged for decades. Premature births, occurring ...

Each year in the United States, approximately 370,000 babies are born prematurely, meaning born before 37 weeks of pregnancy, representing about 10.4% of all live births. These infants face higher ...