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Preterm Birth News

  • Preterm birth and heart disease risk for mom
    Harvard Health Publishing | September 2018
  • A mother’s zip code could signal whether her baby will be born too early
    The Atlantic | August 2018
  • Rate of women addicted to opioids during pregnancy quadrupled in 15 years, CDC says
    CNN | August 2018
  • Health workers saving preterms with simple interventions
    New Vision | August 2018
  • Parents of premature babies face a further trauma – PTSD
    BBC News | July 2018
  • Scientists search for causes of preterm birth and better ways to test for risk
    NPR | July 2018
  • Maternal death rates falling, but work needed to prevent preterm birth
    New Zealand Doctor | June 2018
  • New Zealand maternal death rate halves but work needed to reduce neonatal deaths
    New Zealand Herald | June 2018
  • Blood test might predict pregnancy due date and preterm birth
    The New York Times | June 2018
  • More babies being born too soon for third year in a row, report shows; March Of Dimes says trend is an alarming indicator of worsening health of moms and babies in the U.S.
    PR Newswire | May 2018
  • Researchers developing device to enable pregnant women to detect serious health complications
    Medical Xpress | May 2018
  • Fetal immune system may trigger premature birth: Study
    US News Health | April 2018
  • Risks to babies of mothers with HIV from three antiretroviral regimens appear to be low
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | April 2018
  • Can we screen for pre-eclampsia earlier?
    Medical News Bulletin | April 2018
  • ‘Urgent need’ for investment in maternal mental health services
    ITV | April 2018
  • Combined preeclampsia test superior to U.K. standards
    MedPage Today | March 2018
  • Rural maternity care losses lead to childbirth risks
    Modern Healthcare | March 2018
  • Home blood pressure monitoring during pregnancy safe, cost effective
    Reuters | March 2018
  • Maternal health stats in 1970 versus today show improvements, but there’s still a long way to go
    Romper | February 2018
  • A larger role for midwives could improve deficient U.S. care for mothers and babies
    ProPublica | February 2018
  • Midwifery linked to better birth outcomes in state-by-state report cards
    Oregon State University | February 2018
  • Urgent solutions needed as Kenya records alarming newborn mortality rate
    The Star | February 2018
  • Under Obamacare, mothers have better prenatal care and fewer preterm births
    Mother Jones | February 2018
  • “Kangaroo Mother Care” programme in India helps premature triplets thrive
    World Health Organization | January 2018
  • How racism may cause black mothers to suffer the death of their infant
    NPR | December 2017
  • Black women are 300 percent more likely to die from pregnancy & childbirth than white women
    Romper | December 2017
  • Nothing protects black women from dying in pregnancy and childbirth
    ProPublica | December 2017
  • Jury still out on vitamin D supplements in pregnancy
    MedPage Today | November 2017
  • Global warming might be especially dangerous for pregnant women
    The Atlantic | November 2017
  • Nigeria has third highest number of preterm births
    AllAfrica | November 2017
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