Whole-body hypothermia within hours of birth failed to improve outcomes in preterm infants less than 36 weeks' gestational age with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, a randomized clinical trial found.

But these infants have a very high chance of severe long-term health problems. About 40 percent of these preemies will suffer long-term health complications because they were born prematurely. The ...

Most women who deliver preemies have none of these problems. When a woman has a spontaneous preterm birth at a very early gestational age (between 20 and 32 weeks gestation) the most common reason is ...

Researchers say they found that infection with a common virus that can be transmitted from mother to fetus before birth significantly worsens an ...

EDMONTON - The group representing Alberta doctors says a shortage of obstetrician-gynecologists in rural and urban areas could mean more babies are being born prematurely and could have ongoing ...