Pregnant women with low vitamin D levels during the first trimester were four times more likely to give birth prematurely ...

Even just one dose of antenatal steroids administered mere hours before birth can improve outcomes for extremely preterm ...

Lowering the body temperature of preterm infants (born at 33 to 35 weeks of pregnancy) with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE)-a type of brain damage caused by oxygen loss-offers no benefits over ...

A research team from Sinai Health and the University of Toronto has identified a way to determine which mothers are more ...

Researchers showed that low levels of placental growth factor (PlGF) -- a protein that signals placental development -- are ...

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

The prevalence of preterm birth is slightly higher among liveborn offspring of male adolescents and young adults with cancer (AYAs; aged 15 to 39 years).

Midpregnancy PlGF screening may predict early preterm birth risk, enabling timely intervention and improved perinatal ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that a simple blood test measuring placental growth factor (PlGF) levels can help predict ...

Researchers have found in a new study that contrary to popular belief nearly 95% of meconium-related obstruction (MRO) cases ...

New research in mice has found that cytomegalovirus infection can worsen necrotizing enterocolitis, an often-fatal ...

Whole-body hypothermia within hours of birth failed to improve outcomes in preterm infants less than 36 weeks' gestational ...