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

Premature birth is now the most common, serious, and costly infant health problem facing our nation. Spontaneous preterm birth is a common outcome of a broad combination of medical and social factors.

A full-term pregnancy lasts around 40 weeks. However, sometimes labour may start early. If labour starts after 20 weeks and before 37 weeks, then it is called preterm labour or premature labour. This ...

A typical human pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, but most parents know this number is only a rough estimate. Babies are born on a seemingly unpredictable timeline, with a normal pregnancy ranging from 38 to ...

Melissa Skala receives funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. Kristin Myers receives funding from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science ...

PREMATURE birth is a significant public health challenge, not only in Tanzania but also across the globe. It poses major ...

The U.S. has landed another poor grade when it comes to preterm births, with festering disparities in outcomes for Black and Native women that are life-threatening, according to a new annual report.

A new grant will help Wayne State University researchers explore the links between bacterial infections, the environmental factors that increase their susceptibility and the risk of preterm birth. The ...

OBE022 is a first-in-class, oral and selective PGF2alpha receptor antagonist for the potential treatment of preterm labor to delay or prevent preterm birth Geneva, Switzerland and Boston, MA - ...