The emotional strain of having a premature baby can be enormous. Around 60,000 babies are born prematurely in the UK, each year. In fact, the rate of preterm birth is between seven to eight per cent.

Feeding a baby can be hard — even more so when a baby is born prematurely because it can be more difficult for the mother to produce milk. That’s where many doctors and parents turn to infant formula ...

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 ...

Most of what we do, from incubators to ventilators, simply buys time and treats complications while premature infants grow.

Outcomes for America’s newborns are the worst among the 38 OECD countries, including Canada and most of Western Europe. In particular, the almost 40 percent of infants in America who are born before ...

A major step forward in neonatal care will be underway Tuesday as Memorial Health becomes one of only three hospitals in the ...

The health trajectory of premature infants includes significant morbidity, many healthcare visits, and high medication needs, especially during the first 5 years of life, new data indicated. The rate ...

There is more room to care for the tiniest of babies at Portneuf Medical Center following the recent expansion of its ...

The Purls of Wisdom group created 34 little hats and a blanket for babies at the Royal Stoke.