Not all early contractions mean labor. Learn what preterm labor looks like, and when to call your provider to keep you and ...

Why are babies born prematurely? Researchers still don’t really know. Obstetricians are very good at managing the process of birth. But when it comes to predicting whether a baby will be born in a ...

For expectant parents, pregnancy can be a time filled with joyful anticipation: hearing the beating of a tiny heart, watching the fetus wiggling through the black-and-white blur of an ultrasound, ...

Individuals who contract COVID-19 while pregnant face a higher risk of having a very preterm birth, as well as any preterm birth, according to a large study led by researchers at UC San Francisco.

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A study published in PNAS describes the impact of maternal coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection on infant health and the importance of vaccination in ...

COVID-19 may increase the risk of giving birth prematurely, according to the largest study to date on this link. The risk is even greater, the researchers found, for pregnant people who have both ...

Low vitamin D levels in the first trimester of pregnancy are associated with higher rates of preterm birth and decreased fetal length, according to a new study led by researchers in the Penn State ...

According to the March of Dimes, preterm birth and low birthweight-related health complications cause 37.5% of infant deaths ...

The bacteria in a pregnant woman's body may provide clues to her risk of going into labor early, according to a new study. Researchers found that the pregnant women in the study with lower levels of ...