Premature birth, pneumonia and malaria among leading causes of death in under-fives worldwide, as UN experts warn aid cuts are slowing progress on survival rates ...

Every year, a staggering number of infants are born before their time, confronting a host of health hurdles. Factors ...

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 ...

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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, ...

This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Charles Rittenberg about reducing risk of preterm birth. Dr. Rittenberg is an ...

A research team at the Medical University of South Carolina reports in Cells that the complement system, part of the body's natural immune defenses, is a key driver of inflammatory responses that ...

Any kind of infection during the prenatal phase can increase the risk of premature birth In this article a doctor tells about common preterm infections and their effect on the mother and child ...

A full-term pregnancy lasts around 40 weeks. However, sometimes labour may start early. If labour starts after 20 weeks and before 37 weeks, then it is called preterm labour or premature labour. This ...