Background Rates of preterm birth have increased in most industrialised countries but data on later lung function of late preterm births are limited. A study was undertaken to compare lung function at ...

Bubble continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may reduce the risk of CPAP treatment failure when compared with CPAP delivered by mechanical ventilators or Infant Flow Driver. Bubble CPAP probably ...

Babies born too early often have a challenging beginning, especially regarding how their brains grow. The special hospital ...

Innovation is driving incredible new solutions to some of the biggest risks associated with pregnancy and childbirth in ...

More premature babies who had early skin-to-skin contact with their mother were being breastfed at the time of discharge from ...

The risk for preterm birth, low birth weight and cesarean delivery was heightened among women who had asthma during delivery hospitalization, according to research published in The Journal of Allergy ...

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham adds evidence that the most effective way to prevent preterm birth ...

World-first Australian research suggests treating a common chronic illness during pregnancy can prevent serious birth ...

Quiniou was the first to design peptides targeting the interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor, a cytokine that's essential to innate ...

Maternal hypertension is linked to poorer cognitive, language outcomes in preterm 2-year-olds, partly due to early brain abnormalities.

A study by investigators from Mass General Brigham adds evidence that the most effective way to prevent preterm birth among ...

Drinking water treatment that pursues a multi-contaminant approach, tackling several pollutants at once, could prevent more ...