A University of Rhode Island-led cohort study links preterm index of cumulative medical risk from birth to year 12 to adult ...

Individuals born early showed an increased risk for cardiometabolic risk factors and internalizing psychological concerns.

In the United States, the annual rate of preterm births (before 37 weeks of gestation) reached a peak of 12.8% in 2006 and was 11.7% in 2011. 1 The rate in the United States remains nearly twice ...

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Dr. Prachi Shah, an associate professor of pediatrics at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital at the University of Michigan, said, “when we think about the morbidities of preterm birth, most studies ...

For preemies born at 22 to 28 weeks' gestation, providing 100% oxygen during deferred cord clamping (DCC) safely improved ...

Higher early-life medical risk among preterm infants is associated with increased occurrence of mental health disorders, ...

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a leading cause of potentially avoidable childhood blindness worldwide. We estimated ROP burden at the global and regional levels to inform screening and ...

Preterm neonates face a heightened risk of neurodevelopmental impairments, and understanding protective factors against the ...

Predicting preterm birth can be difficult, especially for women who have not given birth. It has long been known that the best predictor of preterm birth is someone who has had a prior preterm ...

Preterm infants face a higher risk of delayed language development, with studies showing lower comprehension and expression skills by 18 months of age.