Not all early contractions mean labor. Learn what preterm labor looks like, and when to call your provider to keep you and ...

More than one in 10 infants worldwide are born preterm, many with complications: Nearly 1 million die each year. This is the single largest cause of death in children around the world before their ...

Supporting preterm infant care through international cooperation and social responsibility initiatives ...

A UCLA-led research team has discovered a molecular switch that determines whether tiny blood vessels in premature infants' ...

St. Joseph Medical Center’s neonatal intensive care unit in Downtown Houston is caring for some of the region’s most fragile ...

Overall, 9.4% of children were premature. Rates of hospitalizations within the first 5 years were higher for those of lower gestational ages, with the most pronounced effect seen in children born at ...

New research shows that daily doses of instrumental lullabies can help preterm infants sleep better and feel more comfortable in the NICU, opening the door to innovative care practices that support ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - A premature newborn's life was saved by an innovative medical treatment involving fish skin after a life-threatening skin infection began shutting down her ...

According to the March of Dimes, preterm birth and low birthweight-related health complications cause 37.5% of infant deaths ...