It may not be possible to avoid preterm labor and preterm birth, but these steps may help: Your doctor will check you for risk factors of premature delivery and discuss which precautions you ...

There are few obstetrical interventions that successfully delay or prevent spontaneous preterm birth or reduce the risk factors leading ... following spontaneous labor with intact membranes ...

If you deliver or go into labor when your baby is less than 20 ... Each of these visits is designed to screen for infection or other risk factors that may be associated with an increased chance of ...

One factor as to why premature births rose is because more women are waiting to have babies until later in life. Becoming pregnant past 35 is considered advanced maternal age, and raises the risk ...

Because she had a history of premature labor, she was at higher risk of ... preterm births in the U.S. occur in women with known risk factors for early delivery, including a history of previous ...

Researchers and obstetricians have studied for years if women can do anything to prevent preterm labor. Because of this ... your due date and give you a physical exam to identify risk factors, ...

Further research is necessary to understand whether the link between heat and preterm birth is determined by the temperature spikes alone, or whether heat exacerbates other existing risk factors.

Risk factors include conditions such as diabetes ... Recently, when a patient showed signs of preterm labor, Amani discovered that the woman's electricity bill was overdue and the utility was ...

And though researchers have identified certain risk factors, we can’t be certain ... Understanding what causes preterm labor — including the pathways by which racism affects pregnancy and ...