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 ...

Most women who deliver preemies have none of these problems. When a woman has a spontaneous preterm birth at a very early gestational age (between 20 and 32 weeks gestation) the most common reason is ...

Guidelines from ACOG warns that prolonged use might potentially increase maternal-fetal risk without offering a clear benefit. What steps can you take to handle preterm labor? Don't overreact.

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

The guidelines will be reviewed in five years and updated with any additional evidence-based recommendations. Professor John Newnham, chair of the Australian Preterm Birth Prevention Alliance says ...

Currently, there are no nursing assessment standards of care guidelines that provide focus to feeding intolerance symptoms. Nutritional management of very-low-birth-weight preterm infants varies ...

Research led by Mirvie Inc. has discovered a molecular signal in blood samples that can predict preeclampsia and related ...