Progesterone reduces rate of early preterm birth in at-risk women
A National Institutes of Health study has found that progesterone, a naturally occurring hormone, reduced the rate of preterm birth before the 33rd week of pregnancy by 45 percent among one category of...
View ArticleEvolution points to genes involved in birth timing
Evolutionary changes that make us uniquely human such as our large heads and narrow pelvises may have "pushed" human birth timing earlier and can be used to identify genes associated with preterm...
View ArticlePredicting premature birth possible through markers in mother's blood
Though more than one in 10 American babies are born prematurely, there have been few clues to predict whether a particular baby is going to arrive too early until now.
View ArticleSilent infections may play role in preterm birth
(Medical Xpress) -- Every day, 1,500 babies in the United States are born too early, according to the March of Dimes. Even babies born just a few weeks too soon can face serious health problems and are...
View ArticleMouth as the gateway to your body
After cleaning your mouth, plaque begins forming before your brush even hits the cup.
View ArticleAdalimumab levels detected in cord blood and infants exposed in utero
Adalimumab (ADA), a drug often prescribed for women with Crohn's disease, actively crosses the placenta during the final trimester of pregnancy and remains in a newborn's bloodstream for at least three...
View ArticleSleep apnea may increase the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes
Sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, suggests a research abstract that will be presented Monday, June 13, in Minneapolis, Minn., at SLEEP 2011, the 25th...
View ArticleResearchers find process of cervical ripening differs between term and...
Cervical ripening that instigates preterm labor is distinct from what happens at the onset of normal term labor, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.
View ArticlePreterm birth associated with higher risk of death in early childhood, young...
In a study that included more than 600,000 individuals born in Sweden between 1973-1979, those born preterm (less than 37 weeks gestation) had a higher risk of death during early childhood and young...
View ArticleNew NICE guideline calls for improvements to antenatal care for women...
A University of Birmingham fetal medicine expert has helped to shape new advice from NICE on antenatal care for women pregnant with twins or triplets. Professor Mark Kilby says the new guideline,...
View ArticlePremature birth may increase risk of epilepsy later in life
Being born prematurely may increase your risk of developing epilepsy as an adult, according to a new study published in the October 4, 2011, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American...
View ArticleResearchers find possible therapeutic strategy to combat premature birth
Scientists who developed a novel mouse model mimicking human preterm labor have described a molecular signaling pathway underlying preterm birth and targeted it to stop the problem.
View ArticleResearch shows mouthwash routine may cut risk of preterm birth
(Medical Xpress) -- Research from the University of Pennsylvania has shown that rinsing with mouthwash isnt just good for oral health, it may be associated with a reduction in the incidence of preterm...
View ArticlePoor sleep quality in first, third trimesters linked to preterm births
Poor sleep quality in both early and late pregnancy has been linked to an increased risk of delivering preterm.
View ArticlePreterm birth rate shows three year improvement in most states
Preterm birth rates improved in almost every state between 2006 and 2009, and in several states the change was more than 10 percent, according to the March of Dimes 2011 Premature Birth Report Card.
View ArticleUS preterm birth rate under 12 percent, the lowest level in nearly a decade
The nation's preterm birth rate slipped under 12 percent for the first time in nearly a decade, the fourth consecutive year it declined, potentially sparing tens of thousands of babies the serious...
View ArticleVaginal progesterone reduces preterm birth, neonatal morbidity and mortality...
Women with a short cervix should be treated with vaginal progesterone to prevent preterm birth, according to a landmark study by leading obstetricians around the world. Vaginal progesterone decreased...
View ArticleMoms with rheumatoid arthritis more likely to give birth prematurely
Researchers from Denmark and the U.S. report that babies of women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or pre-clinical RA—the period prior to symptoms—are 1.5 times more likely to be born prematurely in...
View ArticlePreterm birth now leading global killer of young children
For the first time in history, the complications of preterm birth outrank all other causes as the world's number one killer of young children.
View ArticlePreterm-birth complications leading global killer of young children
(HealthDay)—More than 3,000 children under the age of 5 die worldwide each day from preterm birth complications, making it the leading cause of death among young children, a new study reports.
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