St. David's North Austin Medical Center participated in study to analyze biomarkers and then offer early labor preventions.

Previous spontaneous preterm full dilation caesarean delivery is associated with a higher likelihood of recurrent spontaneous preterm birth in the subsequent pregnancy.

Going into preterm labor doesn't necessarily mean you'll have your baby early. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), about 30% of women who experience ...

A full-term pregnancy lasts around 40 weeks. However, sometimes labour may start early. If labour starts after 20 weeks and before 37 weeks, then it is called preterm labour or premature labour. This ...

The risk for preterm birth was lower among women in high-risk social groups exposed to community-based midwife care.

The U.S. has landed another poor grade when it comes to preterm births, with festering disparities in outcomes for Black and Native women that are life-threatening, according to a new annual report.

Complications from preterm birth, defined as occurring before 37 weeks of gestation, are the leading cause of death among children under five. Rates of preterm birth range from 4-16% globally, leading ...

The contraction inhibitor atosiban (Tractocile) was no better than placebo for neonatal outcomes in the context of threatened preterm birth, the investigators in the multicenter, randomized, ...

“This is a really interesting paper because it takes a completely different and new view of the pathogenesis of preterm labor,” says immunologist and developmental biologist Adrian Erlebacher of the ...