Women's Health. 2008;4(6):625-638. Identification of other infections that may have a causal role in spontaneous preterm birth is the focus of much current research. For example, nearly every sexually ...

During the JPM Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, Zhenya Lindgardt, CEO of Sera Prognostics, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss the company’s focus on preventing preterm birth, a leading ...

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 ...

Study finds 22% reduction in NICU admissions with early detection method.

Metformin, a medication routinely used by millions of people with type 2 diabetes, may also play an unexpected role in blocking a significant cause of preterm birth, according to research findings ...

Some new research finds that a medication to prevent premature birth does not work. Now an independent panel of advisers to the FDA says it should be taken off the market. NPR's Patti Neighmond has ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - Treatment with the female hormone progesterone cuts the risk of a premature birth in a woman with a truncated cervix, but does not prevent premature delivery if the mother is ...

New data has shown that an initiative to reduce preterm births in Australia has led to a significant decrease in rates of potentially harmful early birth and improved pregnancy outcomes for women ...

One in 10 babies in the U.S. – nearly 374,000 infants – were born preterm in 2023, meaning before 37 weeks of pregnancy. More than 15% were very preterm, meaning they were born before 32 weeks. A full ...