Closely reviewing a woman’s medical records may also help pinpoint the cause of a past preterm birth. When you go into labor and whether you have any complications during labor will determine what ...

Preterm births—before 37 weeks—pose health risks for babies and emotional strain on families. Experts explain causes like ...

tocolytics for premature labor; and oxytocin, ergot alkaloids, and prostaglandin analogues for postpartum hemorrhage. The fetal and neonatal effects of therapy for the conditions that occur during ...

Premature birth, which occurs when a baby is born 37 weeks before gestation, has become a significant global concern. The ...

or premature, labor. A normal pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks after the first day of the last period (38 weeks after fertilization). The danger of preterm labor is that it will lead to the birth of ...

Infants are born preterm following spontaneous labor with intact membranes (45% of cases), preterm membrane rupture (30%) and after labor induction or cesarean delivery for maternal or fetal ...

In these cases, doctors may induce (or force) the mother to go into labor—even though this means the baby will be born prematurely. These types of births are called indicated (or medically predicted) ...

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Christopher Goodier about reducing risk of pre-term birth. Dr. Goodier is an Associate ...

Considering taking supplements to treat preterm labor? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of preterm labor. Follow the links to read common uses ...

The proportion of very early presenting intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) among preterm neonates decreased significantly after vs before 2007. Although the very early presenting form of ...