Preterm birth is a major cause of neonatal illness and death, especially among women with a history of premature delivery.
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Preterm birth is a major cause of neonatal illness and death, especially among women with a history of premature delivery.
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 ...
Every year, a staggering number of infants are born before their time, confronting a host of health hurdles. Factors contributing to these early arrivals can include maternal health issues, infections ...
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 ...
To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. According to a new study from researchers at Wake Forest ...
URI College of Nursing Associate Professor Amy D'Agata's study shows that the effects of preterm birth can linger throughout an individual's lifetime, necessitating the inclusion of birth history in ...
Being born preterm is associated with an increased risk of death from birth until the third and fourth decades of life. According to a new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of ...