Mississippi earned an ‘F’ grade for its rate of preterm births in 2024, according to the 2025 report card from the March of ...

Tocolytics are drugs used to slow uterine contractions to delay premature labor and preterm delivery. In doing so, they allow time for the administration of interventions that can reduce the risk of ...

Premature babies often require specialized care and early intervention therapies to address potential developmental ...

World Prematurity Day 2025 aims to raise awareness about preterm birth, which remains one of the leading causes of neonatal mortality and long-term morbidity around the world. It is also pivotal that ...

The contraction inhibitor atosiban (Tractocile) was no better than placebo for neonatal outcomes in the context of threatened preterm birth, the investigators in the multicenter, randomized, ...

In honor of Women’s Health Month, reproductive health researcher and Assistant Professor Scott Barnett from the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology shares the sobering reality of the rising ...

You may have your mother's brown eyes or pretty smile, but will you have the same kind of pregnancy she had? You just might.

Increased fFN testing could improve care management by preventing more women with symptoms of preterm labor from being discharged from the hospital too soon A new study found that women with symptoms ...

No previous study has been conducted in Nigeria on the role of neutrophil elastase in predicting preterm birth. The present study aimed to determine the role of the neutrophil elastase test in ...

By: Dr Jitendra Jain World Prematurity Day 2025 aims to raise awareness about preterm birth, which remains one of the leading ...