Weight loss drugs have been linked to an increased risk of premature births among women who took them inadvertently just ...

Researchers reviewed evidence linking the vaginal microbiome to pregnancy health and spontaneous preterm birth, highlighting ...

Black women living in states with abortion bans were more likely to have preterm babies, compared with what would be expected ...

This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Charles Rittenberg about reducing risk of preterm birth. Dr. Rittenberg is an ...

Increasing the activity level of women with gestational diabetes reduced the risk of preterm labor. Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during pregnancy is inversely associated with the risk ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Melissa Skala, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Kristin Myers, Columbia University, ...

June 19, 2009 — Progesterone treatment may not prevent early preterm birth in twin pregnancy, according to the results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study and meta-analysis ...

What is preterm labor? If you start having regular contractions that cause your cervix to begin to open (dilate) after 20 weeks of pregnancy but before you reach 37 weeks, you're in preterm labor.

Extreme temperatures in the Indo Gangetic Plains of India  - either too cold or hot - coupled with hazardous pollution is linked to an increase in preterm births, a leading cause of neonatal mortality ...