A baby born at 21 weeks' gestation in Iowa City, Iowa, has celebrated his first birthday, earning a Guinness world record for ...

The most effective intervention to prevent preterm birth is the administration of a natural hormone, progesterone, in patients at risk for premature delivery. Two categories of patients have been ...

The preterm birth epidemic is not only about what transpires inside pregnant bodies. It is also about how elements of American society strain those bodies. Parent often blame themselves.

“Preterm birth is a huge problem around the world, and for a long time nobody has really understood it. We hope our work can start to shed light on the underlying mechanism,” said Adrian Erlebacher, M ...

Preterm birth, when babies are born before 37 weeks gestation, is among the leading causes of infant death in the U.S., according to the March of Dimes.

When Nash Keen was born at exactly 21 weeks gestation, University of Iowa Health Care couldn't even estimate his chance of ...

Roughly 1 in 10 babies worldwide is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy—a birth considered preterm. These infants are ...

Around 8% of all births in England are preterm. Despite improvements in neonatal care and survival, preterm children still ...

Prenatal exposure to air pollution could increase the risk of a preterm birth by at least 12% and a 5% higher risk of low ...

A 1-year-old who was born at 21 weeks has been named the world's most premature baby by Guinness World Records.