Closely reviewing a woman’s medical records may also help pinpoint the cause of a past preterm birth. When you go into labor and whether you have any complications during labor will determine what ...

Braxton Hicks contractions are uterine contractions that start in early pregnancy. Most don't notice them until sometime in ...

Contractions and dilation (opening) of the cervix before 37 weeks of pregnancy are considered preterm, or premature, labor. A normal pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks after the first day of the last ...

In these cases, doctors may induce (or force) the mother to go into labor—even though this means the baby will be born prematurely. These types of births are called indicated (or medically predicted) ...

Learn why pregnant people who are diagnosed with preeclampsia or go into preterm labor may be treated with magnesium sulfate.

Doctors can treat women in preterm labor with medicines known as tocolytics, which might slow down or inhibit labor for two to seven days. That buys enough time for them to receive corticosteroid ...

Infants are born preterm following spontaneous labor with intact membranes (45% of cases), preterm membrane rupture (30%) and after labor induction or cesarean delivery for maternal or fetal ...

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Christopher Goodier about reducing risk of pre-term birth. Dr. Goodier is an Associate ...

Researchers said atosiban should be questioned as treatment for threatened preterm birth. The contraction inhibitor atosiban prolonged labor in cases of threatened preterm birth beyond 30 weeks ...

Considering taking supplements to treat preterm labor? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of preterm labor. Follow the links to read common uses ...

A small study based on circulating RNA in the blood of moms-to-be describes a technique that could be used to help predict who’s most at risk of preterm labor.