Survivors of preterm birth struggle with multitudes of disabilities due to improper in utero
programming of various tissues and organ systems contributing to adult-onset diseases at a …

The time of birth is a critical determinant of perinatal and long-term outcomes. Preterm birth
is still the first cause of infant mortality and morbidity; unfortunately, rates of preterm birth …

Preterm birth (PTB) is usually deined as a delivery before 37 completed weeks or 259 days
of gestation. World Health Organization estimates a worldwide incidence of PTB of 9.6 …

The study of preterm labor and prematurity, as with any medical science, has undergone a
major transformation in its approach from an inevitable part of obstetrics with few answers to …

Birth order has a significant impact on perinatal and long-term outcomes. Preterm birth rates,
ranging from 5% to 18%, are regrettably still high in industrialized and developing countries …

Preterm birth is a leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality worldwide, but current
interventions to prevent prematurity are largely ineffective. Preterm birth is increasingly …

Premature birth before 37 weeks of gestation is a significant public health problem. Each
year, 4.5 million premature infants are born worldwide. Despite extensive research and a …

Objective Our aim was to examine the association between biological determinants of
preterm birth (infection and inflammation, placental ischaemia and other hypoxia, diabetes …

It has been proposed that during human evolution, development of obligate bipedalism,
narrow birth canal cross-sectional area and the large brain have forced an adjustment in …

A preterm birth, defined as a delivery before 37 weeks' gestation, occurs in 10% of all births
in the United States.= These births account for the majority of the mortality and nearly 50% of …