A 50-year follow-up of a trial on antenatal betamethasone found that adults born preterm had a higher risk for hypertension ...

Gestational diabetes early in pregnancy tied to risk of postpartum glucose intolerance finds a study published in the Journal ...

Individuals born preterm have an increased risk for death from birth through their third and fourth decades of life.

Preterm infants are vulnerable to pulmonary dysfunction and other respiratory disorders. While impulse oscillometry (IOS) is ...

Compared to placebo, high-dose recombinant human erythropoietin within 2 days of life does not improve neurodevelopmental outcomes for preterm infants.

The preterm births were categorized into gestational age subcategories: 24-27 weeks; 28-31 weeks; 32-33 weeks; and 34-36 weeks. They are compared with full term births of 37 to 41 weeks.

However, in some premature babies (babies born before 37 weeks of pregnancy), the ductus arteriosus stays open (which is called patent). This means extra blood may flow into the lungs and cause ...

Infants born preterm remain vulnerable to numerous health complications, such as respiratory distress syndrome, chronic lung disease, and pulmonary dysfunction. Moreover, extremely low gestational age ...

Preterm birth is defined as any live birth that occurs before 37 weeks of pregnancy, the gestational age when key vital organs, including the brain, lungs, and circulatory system, have developed ...