Novartis has been hit with a lawsuit by people with autism and their mothers alleging the drugmaker illegally promoted an ...

When bacteria can be implicated in the genesis of preterm birth, repetitive obstetric complications from "incompetent cervix" to spontaneous prematurity may share the same histopathology even over ...

“Phthalates can also contribute to inflammation that can disrupt the placenta even more and set the steps of preterm labor in ...

Despite reducing exposure to air pollution, a study found that using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in cooking did not improve ...

Active-duty servicewomen in the United States appear to have an increased occurrence of low-birth-weight babies compared with ...

the major underlying mechanism of preterm labor remains unclear, as does the reason for the high incidence of preterm birth. Given all of these functions, there has been a great deal of interest ...

Endocrine therapy alone in so-called habitual abortion and repetitive premature labor has not provided the complete answer, but more encouraging results are being reported when it is combined with ...

Dr. Becky Uranga has always loved working in emergency obstetrics. As an OB-GYN, she and her colleagues at OGA Women’s Health ...

Most of the causes of premature labor are still unknown. Although a history of a previous preterm birth is the best single indicator of a subsequent preterm birth, a significant proportion occur ...