A common pressure point for expectant mothers is the fear of preterm birth (delivery before 37 weeks) and the pervasive ...

This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. In Jan. 2020, Teresa Hernandez was ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKRC) — Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a groundbreaking blood test that may accurately predict the risk of preterm birth. This innovative test examines how ...

maternal or fetal stress infection or inflammation vaginal bleeding that comes from inside your uterus and overdistention of the uterus (Overdistention usually happens to women who’ve had twins or ...

Rates of preterm births, maternal deaths and other adverse birth outcomes are abysmal across the US, but there are clear ...

New research found that unbalanced progesterone signals may cause some pregnant women to experience preterm labor or prolonged labor. The study in mice provides novel insights for developing ...

Researchers at NYU and partners within the International Healthy Outcomes of Pregnancy for Everyone (HOPE) Consortium have ...

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 ...

June Cho, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, has been awarded a five-year, $1.72 million R01 grant from the National Institute of Child Health and ...