Not all early contractions mean labor. Learn what preterm labor looks like, and when to call your provider to keep you and ...

The number of preterm and early-term births in the U.S. increased between 2014 and 2022, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The preterm birth rate — babies ...

Preterm birth has lasting effects into adulthood, with very premature individuals struggling to form romantic relationships and having fewer children, according to the Bavarian Longitudinal Study.

The March of Dimes released its annual report during Premature Awareness Month. The rate of babies born premature in the United States has declined for the first time in six years, but experts warn it ...

About 10% of all infants born in the U.S. in 2021 were preterm — which means they were delivered earlier than 37 weeks of pregnancy, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Preterm ...

Fleishman is an attending neonatologist at Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia who writes about caring for her infant patients and their families. Every day, as I rush to preterm deliveries on the ...