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

Preterm labor and birth—or giving birth to a preemie—isn’t well understood. Because doctors don’t fully understand why it happens, there are few reliable ways to completely predict it or prevent it.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is receiving $3.3 million over two years through the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health’s (ARPA-H) Sprint for Women’s Health for its early-stage research ...

UNR Med scientists have identified a cause of preterm labor, an enigma that has long challenged researchers. New research by Iain Buxton, Pharm.D., Scott Barnett, Ph.D., and Hazik Asif, Ph.D., MPH, ...

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 ...

Swedish researchers emphasize the need for improved pain assessment in preemies. Study: Pain in very preterm infants—prevalence, causes, assessment, and treatment. A nationwide cohort study. Image ...

Recently, some research seems to indicate that being born too early (preterm birth) presents an increased risk for the development of both high blood pressure (hypertension) and cardiovascular disease ...

A large proportion of babies born very early need intensive care, which can be painful. But the healthcare system fails to provide pain relief to the full extent. This is shown by the largest survey ...