Premature Birth

Smoking during pregnancy doubles premature birth risk

HealthSeptember 28, 2023 2:34 PM IST

Impact of smoking and caffeine on pregnancy outcomes.

Fathers’ psychiatric diagnosis, the chances of preterm birth are higher

HealthJuly 20, 2023 11:30 PM IST

New analysis of Swedish birth records suggests it’s not only mothers’ mental health that’s important.

Painful: Preterm babies do not habituate to repeated pain like other babies do

HealthMarch 18, 2023 3:50 PM IST

The painful truth.

Women with prepregnancy migraine had a greater risk of complications

HealthFebruary 2, 2023 6:02 PM IST

Migraine history may be marker of pregnancy complications.

COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy is not linked with preterm birth

HealthJanuary 5, 2022 3:44 PM IST

A new study offers evidence on the safety of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy. Pregnant women with COVID-19 have an increased risk of disease severity and...

Premature boys age faster as men, study

HealthMay 17, 2021 3:14 PM IST

They do not do as well as their normal-weight counterparts or preemie girls.

Parents who were born premature likely to have children with autism

HealthJanuary 9, 2021 2:09 PM IST

Parental birth abnormalities and offspring’s autism-linked.

Breast milk may help protect premature babies from developing sepsis

HealthMarch 17, 2020 1:10 PM IST

Late-onset sepsis (LOS) is a profoundly consequential complication of preterm birth and is defined by a positive blood culture got after 72 h age....

World’s first artificial womb for humans

ScienceOctober 17, 2019 12:15 PM IST

Something that could save the lives of millions of babies who die due to premature births.

Residence change during early pregnancy linked to heightened premature birth risk

HealthJuly 31, 2019 11:59 AM IST

Residence change during the first three months of pregnancy is linked to a heightened risk of premature birth and low birth weight, as well as a slightly higher risk of a smaller-than-expected-size baby.

Simple Way to Predict Preterm Births

HealthSeptember 4, 2017 7:34 PM IST

An estimate suggests almost 18% babies born prematurely before completing 37 weeks of gestation. And 1 million of them do not survive whereas who survive, face developmental...