Preterm birth has lasting effects into adulthood, with very premature individuals struggling to form romantic relationships and having fewer children, according to the Bavarian Longitudinal Study.

An international study examined how heat and humidity may affect pregnancy. A reproductive health expert unpacks its key ...

A University of Rhode Island-led cohort study links preterm index of cumulative medical risk from birth to year 12 to adult disorders at age 35. Premature birth affects about one in 10 U.S. infants ...

The stress preterm infants experience at birth can carry on throughout a lifetime and cause negative health impacts later in life, necessitating the routine inclusion of birth history in medical ...

The contraction inhibitor atosiban (Tractocile) was no better than placebo for neonatal outcomes in the context of threatened preterm birth, the investigators in the multicenter, randomized, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Very high level of social determinants of health was linked to increased risk for preterm birth. Higher physical ...

Doctors can determine your risk—or chance—of having a second preterm birth by getting a thorough history and review of your past pregnancies. In fact, doctors have identified many risk factors for ...

As we age, plastic pollution contributes to cancers, heart diseases, infertility and cognitive decline — and now it’s thwarting our chances at being healthy before our lives even begin. A new study ...

Share on Pinterest Premature births in the U.S. have increased over the past decade, but the reasons remain unclear. mkl/Getty Images A recent CDC report shows that preterm birth rates in the U.S.

Preterm labor and birth—or giving birth to a preemie—isn’t well understood. Because doctors don’t fully understand why it happens, there are few reliable ways to completely predict it or prevent it.