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 ...

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 ...

Doctors call this type of birth a “preterm birth.” But most women know it as giving birth to a “preemie.” Some babies are delivered prematurely because the mother or baby have medical problems that ...

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 ...

Preterm births—before 37 weeks—pose health risks for babies and emotional strain on families. Experts explain causes like ...

The authors of a new study find no evidence for bacteria in the placenta, but others in the field question their interpretation of the data. A small study based on circulating RNA in the blood of moms ...

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 ...

Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), and subsequent morbidity and mortality, is seldom reported in preterm infants. Criteria used in term infants to support a diagnosis of HIE occur for other ...

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 ...