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For decades, the rate of spontaneous preterm birth in the United States has hovered stubbornly around 10%. Despite advancements in other areas of medicine, prematurity remains the second leading cause ...

Increasing availability of prenatal care to the expectant mother has not proven effective in reducing the incidence of preterm delivery. By the same token, enhancing prenatal care by the addition of ...

New data has shown that an initiative to reduce preterm births in Australia has led to a significant decrease in rates of potentially harmful early birth and improved pregnancy outcomes for women ...

Large study finds that chewing xylitol gum twice daily during pregnancy reduces risk of preterm birth in regions with high rates. Study: A cluster randomized trial of xylitol chewing gum for ...

SAHMRI's long-term research into omega-3 fatty acids as a way to prevent preterm birth is set to improve antenatal care across the globe. O3TTP Leader Dr. Karen Best is presenting these findings at ...

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 ...

Few women of childbearing age consume adequate amounts of omega-3 fatty acids. Caroline Purser/The Image Bank via Getty Images Most prenatal supplements lack the amount of omega-3 fatty acids that ...

Approximately 10 percent, or 400,000 babies, are born preterm in the U.S., missing out on the growth and development that occurs in the final weeks of pregnancy. While the national preterm birth rate ...

Women's Health. 2008;4(6):625-638. Usage of tocolytics in Europe probably varies from that of the USA. Europeans more often employ the use of tractocile (atosiban), which is an oxytocin receptor ...