It is also “clear” that a target to reduce the rate of premature births to 6% by 2025 will not be met. A preterm birth ...

Exposure to air pollution was associated with an increased risk of spontaneous preterm birth, according to a population-based ...

In developed countries, 80 to 90 percent of babies born preterm are likely to survive as compared to only 10-20 percent in ...

What’s It Like to Be is a fortnightly column in which New Zealanders from all walks of life share first-hand experiences. Ahead of World Prematurity Day, held annually on November 17 to raise ...

Preterm birth (PTB) is associated with lower economic and educational achievements in young adulthood, according to a s ...

A St. Louis jury handed Abbott Laboratories a win Thursday, deciding that Abbott, another company and a hospital were not ...

Parents allege that the specialized, cow’s-milk based products for preterm infants caused their babies to develop NEC and ...

By analyzing all live births in Canada over a six-year period and following children for more than two decades, researchers found that preterm births and the related cognitive, development and ...

Premature or preterm birth affects about 10 percent of all births globally, and could account for one in every five child ...

Being born preterm could have lasting effects that extend into adulthood, impacting a person’s income and chances of ...