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

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.

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 ...

Researchers observed a 13% increase in the percentage of infants delivered preterm from 2014 to 2023, from 7.74 to 8.71% among all births.

Objectives Preterm births (PTBs) represent significant health risks ... Design and setting We obtained birth records and meteorological data for the Detroit, Michigan, USA area, for the warm months ...

hsph.harvard.edu Background Severe stressors can induce preterm birth (PTB; gestation <37 weeks), with such stressors including social and economic threats, interpersonal violence, hate crimes and ...

From 2014 to 2023, there was an increase in the percentage of infants delivered preterm, according to a report published in ...