Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Being born early preterm, late preterm or at term was not associated with an autism diagnosis. Results persisted ...

Each year, around 15 million children around the world are born preterm- before 37 weeks of gestation. Preterm birth is linked to an underdeveloped cerebral cortex and is the biggest cause of death ...

Supporting emotional connection between a premature baby and mother during the intensive care unit treatment effectively improves the baby's brain development. The effects are clearly visible in the ...

New research shows that Rytvela, an anti-inflammatory drug candidate, decreased premature birth and infant mortality when ...

A full-term pregnancy lasts approximately 40 weeks, but some babies arrive sooner. Premature or preterm birth is when a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Every year worldwide, more than 1 in ...

Early life pain exposure alters brain development in preterm infants, particularly female infants, according to a new study. The observational cohort study collected and analyzed data from 150 infants ...

Infants born at 37 or 38 weeks were more likely to have developmental delays than full-term babies. By Perri Klass, M.D. When I was training in pediatrics, back in the 1980s, we spent a lot of time ...

A full-term pregnancy lasts approximately 40 weeks, but some babies arrive sooner. Premature or preterm birth is when a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Every year worldwide, more than 1 in ...