A new study from NYU Langone Health partially attributed close to 2 million preterm births in 2018 — about 8% of the world’s ...

Exposure to a chemical commonly used to make plastic more flexible may have contributed to about 1.97 million preterm births ...

Despite its status as one of the wealthiest nations in the world, experts say America’s health care system is in need of major improvements. That’s especially true for mothers and infants. Case in ...

A typical human pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, but most parents know this number is only a rough estimate. Babies are born on a seemingly unpredictable timeline, with a normal pregnancy ranging from 38 to ...

Preterm birth is a major cause of neonatal illness and death, especially among women with a history of premature delivery.

A chemical used in toys and consumer products is linked to thousands of infant deaths and millions of preterm births ...

Being rushed to a hospital nearly two hours away, in the middle of a dangerous spring storm – with fear in her heart and amniotic fluid leaking down her leg – was not how Ashley O’Neil expected her ...

Exposure to a chemical commonly used to make plastic more flexible may have contributed to about 1.97 million preterm births ...

Every year, a staggering number of infants are born before their time, confronting a host of health hurdles. Factors contributing to these early arrivals can include maternal health issues, infections ...

In 2017, Dr. Barbi Phelps-Sandall, an obstetrician who has been practicing in the San Francisco Bay area for more than two decades, had just learned about a new blood test only available at select ...