Pregnant women who get the COVID-19 vaccine are less likely to have a preterm birth, University of British Columbia ...

Pregnant women who get the COVID-19 vaccine are less likely to have a preterm birth, a new study says. Vaccination was also ...

Approximately 10 percent, or 400,000 babies, are born preterm in the U.S., missing out on the growth and development that occurs in the final weeks of pregnancy. While the national preterm birth rate ...

Each year, around 15 million babies are born prematurely, with nearly one million dying soon after due to complications ...

Increasing availability of prenatal care to the expectant mother has not proven effective in reducing the incidence of preterm delivery. By the same token, enhancing prenatal care by the addition of ...

Few women of childbearing age consume adequate amounts of omega-3 fatty acids. Caroline Purser/The Image Bank via Getty Images Most prenatal supplements lack the amount of omega-3 fatty acids that ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON -- The high rate of premature births in the United States constitutes a public health concern that costs society at least $26 billion a year, according to a new report from the Institute of ...

A research team at the Medical University of South Carolina reports in Cells that the complement system, part of the body's natural immune defenses, is a key driver of inflammatory responses that ...

Active ingredient: Hydroxyprogesterone caproate 250 mg/mL; for deep intramuscular (IM) injection; contains castor oil, benzyl benzoate, benzyl alcohol. Indication: To reduce risk of preterm birth in ...

One in 10 babies in the U.S. – nearly 374,000 infants – were born preterm in 2023, meaning before 37 weeks of pregnancy. More ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mary Scourboutakos, Eastern Virginia Medical School (THE CONVERSATION) Most prenatal ...