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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 ...

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 ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

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 ...
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 ...
Medscape

Preterm Birth Associated With Increased Mortality Risk Through Early Adulthood

Individuals born preterm face an increased risk for death from all causes even into their third and fourth decades of life. Researchers conducted a population-based study in Canada, analyzing data ...
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, ...
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 ...
Nature

Preterm labour and birth

Complications from preterm birth, defined as occurring before 37 weeks of gestation, are the leading cause of death among children under five. Rates of preterm birth range from 4-16% globally, leading ...

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 ...
Science Daily

Preterm birth associated with increased mortality risk into adulthood

Being born preterm is associated with an increased risk of death from birth until the third and fourth decades of life. According to a new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of ...