There is a long list of risk factors that increase the chances of a preterm birth and a low birth weight (defined as under ...

Many pregnant women in the U.S, particularly in the South, face inadequate prenatal care, complicated by abortion ...

Georgia was graded an F in the 2024 March of Dimes Report Card for its high rate of preterm births, according to the March of Dimes. The preterm birth rate in Georgia was 11.8% in 2023, higher than ...

In the face of the climate crisis, we often overlook one of its critical consequences: malnutrition. The connection between ...

1. In 2023, the preterm birth rate was 10.4%, remaining at a historical high. In 2013, it was 9.8%. 2. One-third of the country's largest cities received an "F" grade for preterm birth rates.

A new study led by the University of California, Irvine, found that exposure to fine particulate matter, 2.5 micrometers or ...

The nation's preterm birth rate, which last year was 10.4%, has not budged much in the past decade. Separately, a CDC report finds that babies born to Black moms die at a rate that's more than double ...

Being rushed to a hospital nearly two hours away, in the middle of a dangerous spring storm – with fear in her heart and ...

Many pregnant women in the U.S, particularly in the South, face inadequate prenatal care, complicated by abortion ...

According to the Lords’ Preterm Birth Committee, children who are born prematurely have a higher risk of life-long conditions such as autism.

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