Roughly one in ten babies worldwide is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy – a birth considered preterm. These infants are biologically less mature at birth and face a higher risk of developmental ...

In a cohort of 395 preterm infants (median gestational age, 29.6 weeks), maternal hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) affected 43% of cases and were associated with reduced cognitive and ...

A new study reveals that the quality of early growth, not just weight gain, influences long-term brain outcomes for extremely preterm infants, highlighting fat-free mass as a crucial marker of early ...

Now a new study, published online on August 13th, 2024 in the journal Child Development, finds that preterm-born children fit into three profiles, with markedly different results on tests that measure ...

PREMATURE birth is a significant public health challenge, not only in Tanzania but also across the globe. It poses major risks to both newborns and mothers, contributing to high rates of infant ...

An artificial intelligence-based tool can predict the medical trajectories of individual premature newborns from blood ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - Haylee Parola was on vacation with her husband Dom when she realized something was off with her unborn child. She was right. The Parolas were 27 weeks pregnant, and Haylee hadn't seen ...

A full-term pregnancy lasts approximately 40 weeks, but some babies arrive sooner. Premature or preterm birth is when a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Every year worldwide, more than 1 in ...

Parents may wonder, how to calculate the age of a premature baby and is it the same as calculating the age of a baby born on time? Determining the age of a premature baby is very important considering ...