CHICAGO — The adoption counselor caught Rebecca Bennett on her cellphone and delivered an urgent message from the birth mother: “The baby is coming early. You have permission to be at the hospital. Go ...
FILE - A dentist holds a model of teeth and a toothbrush in Seattle on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. For many years, studies have shown that gum diseases are tied to premature birth. Scientists believe ...
Healthy mouth, healthy baby? For years, scientists have been exploring the link between poor oral health and giving birth too early. Now, new research presented Thursday raises the possibility that ...
Julene Darrell was born so premature in 2010 that every day she lived was a miracle. She arrived in the world at about 25 ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Being born just a couple of weeks early may influence a child's long-term education and job prospects, hints a new study from Finland. Researchers found that infants born ...
Being born even a bit early hurts math and reading skills, a new study suggests. July 2, 2012— -- Kids who get too early a start at life – even if they are born in the first half of the gestation ...
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 ...
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Healthy mouth, healthy baby? For years, scientists have been exploring the link between poor oral health and giving birth too early. Now, new research presented Thursday raises the possibility that ...