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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKRC) — Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a groundbreaking blood test that may accurately predict the risk of preterm birth. This innovative test examines how ...

Having an extra trained professional by your side might ease a pregnancy. Among a group of pregnant individuals insured by Medicaid, those who used a doula in addition to a medical team had a lower ...

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 ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is marking its first official observance of World Prematurity Day with the launch of a new global clinical practice guide for Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) – a simple, ...

Women with a history of successfully treated preterm labour who delivered at term faced a higher risk for preterm birth during the subsequent pregnancy than those who delivered at term without any ...

Adults born preterm were significantly more likely to have cardiometabolic risk factors and internalized mental health issues than full-term peers, according to an ongoing preterm birth cohort study ...

A typical human pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, but most parents know this number is only a rough estimate. Babies are born on a seemingly unpredictable timeline, with a normal pregnancy ranging from 38 to ...

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