Extremely preterm birth (before 28 weeks of gestation) places infants into the world at one of the most extraordinary moments ...

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 ...

Early life pain exposure alters brain development in preterm infants, particularly female infants, according to a new study. The observational cohort study collected and analyzed data from 150 infants ...

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 ...

Cerebral Palsy Guide is drawing attention to the well-documented connection between premature birth and cerebral palsy risk, as new research continues to sharpen the understanding of how gestational ...

Roughly one in ten 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 ...

For the past several years, researchers at the University of Iowa’s Blumberg Lab have been working on a study to observe sleeping patterns in infants. The Blumberg Lab’s research focuses “on the ...

Preterm infants born before 32 weeks who received more skin-to-skin contact while in the hospital showed stronger brain development in areas tied to emotion and stress regulation than babies who ...

Ariel Salas, M.D., has received an R34 grant to advance nutrition strategies for preterm infants. A researcher at the ...

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, ...