Researchers found 12 different types of plastic in placentae—with significantly higher levels in those from preterm births.

“Preterm birth is a huge problem around the world ... and it completely reshaped our understanding of the cell types and processes driving labor onset.” In the image above, uterine fibroblast cells ...

Preterm labour means labour that happens before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Babies born this early can have lifelong health ...

Compared with usual care, a mid-trimester blood test designed to predict preterm birth for average-risk women markedly reduced neonatal morbidity when paired with a three-step treatment bundle, ...

A new study has found that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate in the placenta at much higher levels in preterm births ...

Researchers discovered a molecular timer that gets activated in the first days of pregnancy and influences when mice give ...