Even temporary spikes in blood glucose during pregnancy could have a negative effect on a developing fetus, potentially ...

Preterm babies with very low birth weight who received a probiotic alongside antibiotics had fewer multidrug resistant bacteria and a more typical gut microbiome, a new study shows. Subscribe to our ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration met Wednesday to discuss something that was once thought to be only science fiction: the use of artificial wombs that could potentially help premature babies ...

A mom was shocked after seeing what "3 months of breast milk" did to her preterm baby, who was born at 23 weeks. Now, she ...

A Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study links preterm infants’ experience in intensive care to an elevated risk of persistent high blood pressure, or hypertension, as they grow. Their study, published ...

Despite innovative techniques to keep premature babies healthy, death rates and lingering health problems among extremely preterm babies remained unchanged for decades. Premature births, occurring ...

Researchers reveal how antibiotic treatments in premature newborns can trigger long-lasting changes in the gut microbiome, increasing the risk of dangerous infections and longer hospital stays. Study: ...

The evidence indicates that non-invasive monitoring (near-infrared spectroscopy; NIRS) of oxygen in brain tissue likely does not reduce death rates or short-term brain problems for very premature ...