While rising heat driven by climate change has been linked with premature births, researchers from Curtin University, ...

Compared with usual care, a mid-trimester blood test designed to predict preterm birth for average-risk women markedly reduced neonatal morbidity when paired with a three-step treatment bundle, ...

Research shows nearly half of U.S. adults have some form of cardiovascular disease, with hidden risk factors playing a crucial role.

Women who have experienced pregnancy complications have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Now, a new study shows that sisters of women with complicated pregnancies are also at higher risk, ...

Maternal vitamin D status in early pregnancy is crucial for fetal growth and may reduce the risk of preterm birth, according ...

A new study has found a link between microplastic pollution and premature births. Researchers discovered significantly higher ...

In a multicenter randomized controlled trial, researchers enrolled 5,018 pregnant people at low risk for preterm birth from ...

Researchers found 12 different types of plastic in placentae—with significantly higher levels in those from preterm births.

Researchers discovered a molecular timer that gets activated in the first days of pregnancy and influences when mice give ...

An RNA platform successfully predicted fetal growth restriction within the second trimester of pregnancy, independent of ...

A new study has found that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate in the placenta at much higher levels in preterm births ...