Roughly 1 in 10 babies worldwide is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy—a birth considered preterm. These infants are biologically less mature at birth and face a higher risk of developmental delays in ...

A University of Houston psychologist has received a $2.8 million grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to lead the first randomized clinical trial testing whether a ...

Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) are an established therapy for pregnant women at risk of preterm birth. Researchers have found that babies given ACS had notably smaller volumes of two key brain ...

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

More than half (57%) of children born before 32 weeks were not ready for school at age 5, including in areas such as ...

Preterm infants supported with a multicomponent intravenous lipid emulsion saw improved brain development compared to those given a single-fat source, a new study finds. The research will be presented ...

In a cohort of 395 preterm infants (median gestational age, 29.6 weeks), maternal hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) affected 43% of cases and were associated with reduced cognitive and ...

Research led by the University of Granada (UGR) paves the way for new intervention and monitoring strategies for this high-risk population.

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Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) are an established therapy for pregnant women at risk of preterm birth to help mature the fetus's lungs and reduce the chances of serious health issues. However, ...