Worldwide, 1 in 10 pregnancies result in premature birth. Children born prematurely face a higher risk of mortality and ...

A prolonged stay in the uterus longer might actually be harmful." In large hospitals in Canada and Ireland, the use of ...

Tocolytic drugs, used to prolong pregnancy in threatened premature labor, do not improve baby health after 30 weeks, raising ...

New research from the University of Waikato nails down how much light travels from the outside world to babies in the womb, with far-reaching implications for understanding human development.