Infants born even a few weeks early face a markedly higher risk for severe RSV, with late-preterm babies more likely to land ...

Disparities between Black and white mothers persisted across income levels ...

Researchers at Boston Medical Center, working with colleagues at University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and Harvard ...

Preterm birth rates in the US show disparities by household income and race, with Black mothers having higher risks for ...

A full-term pregnancy lasts around 40 weeks. However, sometimes labour may start early. If labour starts after 20 weeks and before 37 weeks, then it is called preterm labour or premature labour. This ...

Women who receive continuous care from community-based midwives have a significantly reduced risk of preterm birth in ...

An artificial intelligence-based tool can predict the medical trajectories of individual premature newborns from blood ...

Complications from preterm birth, defined as occurring before 37 weeks of gestation, are the leading cause of death among children under five. Rates of preterm birth range from 4-16% globally, leading ...