Most women who deliver preemies have none of these problems. When a woman has a spontaneous preterm birth at a very early gestational age (between 20 and 32 weeks gestation) the most common reason is ...

But these infants have a very high chance of severe long-term health problems. About 40 percent of these preemies will suffer long-term health complications because they were born prematurely. The ...

Researchers say they found that infection with a common virus that can be transmitted from mother to fetus before birth significantly worsens an ...