Being rushed to a hospital nearly two hours away, in the middle of a dangerous spring storm – with fear in her heart and amniotic fluid leaking down her leg – was not how Ashley O’Neil expected her ...

Invasive infection exceedingly rare in large U.S. cohort ...

Preterm babies with very low birth weight who received a probiotic alongside antibiotics had fewer multidrug resistant bacteria and a more typical gut microbiome, a new study shows. The paper, ...

A premature birth can be an overwhelming experience for any parent, often bringing more questions than answers. Parents are ...

About 1 in 4 babies in the Pakistani fishing settlement of Rehri Goth are born prematurely. Researchers are trying to figure ...

Babies born preterm face a life of lowered prospects, a new study warns. Adults who were preemies are less likely to achieve higher education or snag a high-paying job, researchers reported Wednesday ...

Nutrition and growth during the first years of life are critical to the development of children born prematurely. A new study ...

Premature baby boy (0-3 months) in incubator, holding mother's thumb Despite innovative techniques to keep premature babies healthy, death rates and lingering health problems among extremely preterm ...

A large proportion of babies born very early need intensive care, which can be painful. But the healthcare system fails to provide pain relief to the full extent. This is shown by the largest survey ...

A federal judge has thrown out a second case against Abbott Laboratories over the safety of its formula for babies born prematurely — a decision with potential implications for hundreds of other ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2013, a scientist at Abbott Laboratories saw study results with potentially big implications for the company's profits and the ...