Preterm birth in India: Causes, treatment, and how early care is improving survival of premature babies

Every year, a staggering number of infants are born before their time, confronting a host of health hurdles. Factors ...
South Carolina Public Radio

Reducing risk of preterm birth

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

For Babies, Preterm Birth Is Now The No. 1 Cause Of Death

Babies around the world face a lot of risks to their health: pneumonia, diarrhea and malaria, to name a few. But it turns out that no single infectious disease takes a greater toll than the simple ...
Onlymyhealth

Prenatal Infections And Preterm Births: Understanding The Overlooked Connection

Any kind of infection during the prenatal phase can increase the risk of premature birth In this article a doctor tells about ...
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Targeting complement with an inhibitor may prevent preterm birth and protect the baby’s brain

A research team at the Medical University of South Carolina reports in Cells that the complement system, part of the body's natural immune defenses, is a key driver of inflammatory responses that ...
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Vaginal microbiome may play key role in pregnancy health and preterm birth risk, researchers say

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

Infection That Causes Many Preterm Births Also Linked to Developmental Disruptions

Infection That Causes Many Preterm Births Also Linked to Developmental Disruptions Infection That Causes Many Preterm Births Also Linked to Developmental Disruptions PR Newswire CINCINNATI, Sept. 9, ...
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Preterm Birth: Causes, Consequences, and Prevention

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

Daré Bioscience Receives NIH Funding Award Notice to Advance DARE-PTB1, its Novel Intravaginal Ring for Prevention of Preterm Birth

Extends the budget period for the ~$2M total NIH grant funding award for DARE-PTB1 through November 2026• DARE-PTB1 targets preterm birth, for ...

Indiana must improve its infant health report card scores

In January, thousands of parents across Indiana opened their child’s report card, anxious to monitor their first semester progress. This winter, the State of Indiana got a report card, too – from ...