Black women living in states with abortion bans were more likely to have preterm babies, compared with what would be expected ...

New research suggests the risks tied to early pregnancy exposure to popular weight loss drugs may not be the same for every patient.

Weight loss drugs have been linked to an increased risk of premature births among women who took them inadvertently just before or during early pregnancy to treat pre-existing diabetes.

The research analysed data from more than 750,000 pregnancies, making it one of the largest studies to examine this issue so far.

Researchers reviewed evidence linking the vaginal microbiome to pregnancy health and spontaneous preterm birth, highlighting ...

This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Charles Rittenberg about reducing risk of preterm birth. Dr. Rittenberg is an ...

Dare Bioscience Inc. (NASDAQ:DARE) said it has received an updated Notice of Award from the U.S. National Institutes of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida’s rate is slightly higher, at about 1 in 9 babies born preterm. In an average week, 456 of the 4,257 babies born in the ...

The number of preterm and early-term births in the U.S. increased between 2014 and 2022, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The preterm birth rate — babies ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The rate of premature births in the U.S. is on the rise. Last year, the national rate was 9.93 percent and, according to the March of Dimes, the numbers in Illinois were even worse.