premature babies
Stress and anxiety in pregnant women can lead to premature birth
Study finds women need professional emotional support during high-risk pregnancies.
Breast milk plays critical role in preventing heart diseases
Breast milk may prevent heart diseases in premature babies.
Premature babies with heart abnormalities finds cure
Heart abnormalities from premature birth can be corrected with exercise in young adulthood.
Brain development different in premature boys and girls
Brain measurements taken from MRI scans showed there are major sex differences in the structure of the brain.
Breast milk helps brain development in premature babies
Premature birth has been linked problems with learning and thinking skills in later life.
Breast milk helps in brain development in premature babies
Experts say helping mothers to provide breast milk in weeks after giving birth could improve long-term outcomes for children born pre-term.
Children born from IVF treatment may have greater risk of developing heart disease
Findings important as premature or small babies have greater chance of developing long-term health problems.
More preemies developing motor impairments
Pregnancy normally lasts about 40 weeks, and babies born after 37 weeks are considered full term.
Recent return from deployment tied to preterm births for military women
It’s likely that many women on active duty didn’t realize they were pregnant or receive prenatal care early in their pregnancies.
Preterm babies may get metabolic boost from mother’s milk
Researchers identify nine microRNAs that are different in premature breast milk which help them to fight developmental delays.