Even small increases in air pollution can increase the risk of serious respiratory illnesses for preterm infants and their risk of having asthma as they get older.
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Preterm births are associated with enduring trauma for mothers.
Central Hillsborough Healthy Start offers a model of community care that helps to prevent premature births.
Understanding the prevalence and factors associated with preterm births is critical for effective interventions.
Preterm babies born after 28 weeks can often survive with relatively simple medical care. Here is how.
Children born through international surrogacy aren’t protected by Australian laws.
A March of Dimes report gave the US a grade of D+ for maternal and infant health care, highlighting that the national preterm birth rate hit 10.5% in 2021, a record 15-year high.
We still don’t know if being in lockdown during the pandemic really does lead to fewer premature babies, as some people report. Maybe we’re trying too hard to find some good news.
A new review of 70 studies involving nearly 20,000 women found taking omega-3 supplements in pregnancy reduces the risk of premature labour.
There are two common medications that prevent preterm birth – and poor black women often can’t access either one.
An extensive amount of research has shown a direct link between air quality and fetal and infant health. Cleaner air has saved lives – and money.
Kangaroo mother care: the long-term benefits of closeness in the early days of life.
New research has found a commonly used method of preventing early or pre-term birth (delivery of a baby before 37 weeks) may in fact be causing more to occur, and leading to further problems.
A new baby is life-changing for all parents, but for those whose babies are born too early, the challenges can be immense.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Children's Nursing, University of Hertfordshire
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Prematurity Clinical research fellow, Imperial College London
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Senior Lecturer, Flinders University
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Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Boston University
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Clinical Psychologist and Research Fellow, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor and Theme Leader, Healthy Mothers, Babies and Children , South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute
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Translation Research Officer, Healthy Mothers, Babies And Children, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute
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Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute
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Ph.D. Candidate, George Mason University
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Professor of Health Services Criminology, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University
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PhD Candidate, Monash University
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Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal Fetal Medicine, Wayne State University
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Senior Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University