Primary outcomes included preterm birth (<37 weeks), low birth weight (<2,500 g), small for gestational age, and birth weight ...

Babies born with low birth weight (less than 2.5 kg) are 20 times more likely to die. They are also more likely to develop neurological and cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and growth problems later ...

Babies born to mothers potentially exposed to low levels of arsenic in public drinking water—even at levels below the federal ...

Newsweek spoke to several experts to find out if the Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act could improve falling birth rates.

The average age of first-time mothers in the U.S. has risen to almost 30, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).   New data published in a National ...

First-time mothers are older, teen pregnancies are down, and Americans are rethinking when to start families. Women in the ...

A group of quadruplets nicknamed the 'Quads of Aubs' broke a Guinness World Record by becoming the most premature quadruplets ...

and preterm birth rate in different year, region and by livebirths or all births in subgroup analyses. Results Our search identified 3945 records. After the removal of duplicates and screening of ...

A failing grade for the third year in a row...that’s what South Carolina received on a recent report card, rating the state on maternal and infant healthcare, specifically when it comes to preterm ...

Background Low birth weight (LBW), including preterm birth (PTB) and small for gestational age (SGA), contributes a significant global health burden. We aimed to summarise current evidence on the ...

The family broke a previous record set back in 1997 by the Tepper family, whose children were born eleven days later in the ...