A comprehensive study by UAA researchers of childbirths over two decades shows geographic disparities and numerous risk ...

Mothers in Alaska’s northern and western regions are more likely than other Alaska mothers to give birth to preterm and ...

For the past several years, researchers at the University of Iowa’s Blumberg Lab have been working on a study to observe ...

PARENTS of premature or poorly babies will get extended job leave under new laws – but experts have warned the support must go even further. Caroline Lee-Davey, chief executive of charity Bliss, ...

The Byrd family supports the March of Dimes in their efforts to improve prenatal care, the preterm birth rate and outcomes for babies born early or with birth defects. Charlie is their inspiration.

Yadani said her public-health nurse, Ronny Estrada, who made monthly home visits offered medical visits and care when she and ...

Public health officials issued a report casting the shockingly low birth rates in the US in sharp relief with a new report ...

A study in the UK reveals that extreme poverty can have as strong an impact on babies' brain development as premature birth.

A preterm baby may have underdeveloped organs like the ... In low-income settings, half of the babies born at or below 32 weeks (2 months early) die due to a lack of feasible, cost-effective ...