Elizabeth Campbell holds her daughter, who was born 6 weeks premature, before participating in the March for Babies at Old Fairgrounds Park in Valparaiso this past April. The March of Dimes and health ...

WASHINGTON -- The high rate of premature births in the United States constitutes a public health concern that costs society at least $26 billion a year, according to a new report from the Institute of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There is no neonatal benefit or harm when using tocolytic drugs for threatened premature birth after 30 weeks’ ...

Despite advancements in the medical field, more than half a million babies are born too soon in the United States. According to the March of Dimes, this country's premature birth rate has risen by 36 ...

In honor of Women’s Health Month, reproductive health researcher and Assistant Professor Scott Barnett from the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology shares the sobering reality of the rising ...

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Okay, so what does the data say about the preterm birth rate in the U.S.? The U.S. just received a D+ grade due to a rising premature birth rate from the March of Dimes annual report card on maternal ...