A House of Lords committee has called on the government and NHS England to act to reduce preterm births and provide greater support for the parents of babies born before 37 weeks. The Preterm Birth ...

The results of a 12-year study involving 400,000 pregnant women found that breathing polluted air during the second trimester increases the risk of premature birth.

Exposure to air pollution was associated with an increased risk of spontaneous preterm birth, according to a population-based ...

Dr. Emily Corrigan, one of the plaintiffs suing the state over its ban, described the transfer of patients experiencing ...

When Suzy Mack was told while just 17 weeks pregnant that her baby had no amniotic fluid because of a preterm premature rupture of membranes, doctors offered two options: inducing labor and ...

Israel's ongoing bombardment has displaced over a million people, with pregnant women in overcrowded shelters facing severe ...

Some such effects include reduced birth weight, preterm birth, certain neurodevelopmental disorders and diminished vaccine ...

For people who are pregnant or nursing, more use of personal care products is associated with higher detectable levels of synthetic chemicals known to have adverse health effects, a new study found.

Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have found that the way DNA is packaged in cells can directly impact how fast DNA itself is copied during cell division. They discovered that DNA packaging sends ...