Contractions and dilation (opening) of the cervix before 37 weeks of pregnancy are considered preterm, or premature, labor. A normal pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks after the first day of the last ...

The world's most premature surviving baby is thought to be Curtis Zy-Keith Means from the USA, born at 21 weeks and one day, 11 days earlier than Imogen. Rachel initially went to Bridgend's ...

Goines was 22 weeks into her pregnancy, just past the halfway mark. Doctors at Methodist Hospital in suburban Minneapolis ...

The first trial against Similac baby formula maker Abbott over ... is an eye disease which develops in premature infants born before 28 weeks of gestation period, which is above 37 weeks.

at eight weeks and again at 12 months, compared with premature babies who were only breastfed. The average weight of babies in the study was 2.8lb (1.3kg) at birth, and most were born at about 30 ...

The author concludes that such a system is the best treatment option for premature babies with acute renal failure or metabolic disorders when peritoneal dialysis is contraindicated. Unlike ...