The number of preterm and early-term births in the U.S. increased between 2014 and 2022, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The preterm birth rate — babies ...

Caring for a premature baby can be overwhelming, especially in the first few weeks. From NICU care to feeding and emotional bonding, here’s what new parents should know to help their preterm baby ...

Shortly after a baby is born, doctors clamp the umbilical cord linking the infant to the placenta, which is still inside the mother’s uterus, and then cut it. New research shows that if doctors wait ...

Curtis Means weighed just 15 ounces at birth. A boy who weighed just 15 ounces at birth has been named by Guinness World Records as the world’s most premature infant to survive. Curtis Means, of ...