One in 10 babies in the U.S.—nearly 374,000 infants—were born preterm in 2023, meaning before 37 weeks of pregnancy. More than 15% were very preterm, meaning they were born before 32 weeks. A ...

A premature baby at a hospital in Iowa in 2021.Photograph: Michael S Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images The rate of babies born prematurely in the US grew 12% from 2014 to 2022 to nearly ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (UPI) --A noninvasive wearable device may be able to predict preterm births by monitoring changes in maternal heart rate variability, a new study suggests. The peer-reviewed study ...

Each year, around 15 million babies are born prematurely, with nearly one million dying soon after due to complications ...

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Benzodiazepine use during pregnancy is associated with a 20% higher risk for preterm birth and a 6% increased risk for small ...

The Government has quietly dropped the target to reduce the rate of premature births, LBC has learned. In 2017, a target was ...