The last month has been nothing shy of a whirlwind for Caitlin and Nick Smith. Their baby boy, Zaagi, was born 5 weeks early back in January of 2025. One of their big concerns was how they were going ...

PREMATURE birth is a significant public health challenge, not only in Tanzania but also across the globe. It poses major risks to both newborns and mothers, contributing to high rates of infant ...

Premature babies could have a better chance of survival - and be healthier long-term - thanks to innovative new technology. Doctors are developing an artificial womb that tries to replicate the ...

The emotional strain of having a premature baby can be enormous. Around 60,000 babies are born prematurely in the UK, each year. In fact, the rate of preterm birth is between seven to eight per cent.

Any Monday morning, until the freeze sets in, nurses at the windows of Helsinki’s handsome, modern Children’s Clinic can see a pint-sized (under 5 ft.), boyish-looking man step briskly up the drive ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving parents of newborn preemies some help right from the start may make a difference in their children's behavior by school age, a new study suggests. Children born ...

An algorithm that learned from tens of thousands of nutrition prescriptions for premature babies could reduce medical errors and better identify what nutrients the smallest patients need. Artificial ...

More premature babies who had early skin-to-skin contact with their mother were being breastfed at the time of discharge from hospital and for up to one year afterwards. However, this is far from the ...

Any mother who has received a kick, gentle elbow, or wiggle in her tummy with tell you that babies begin communicating even before they are born. Talking with babies is one of the best ways to bond ...

The last trimester of pregnancy is a thrilling time for mothers because they will soon meet their baby. Although many preparations have been made, sometimes not everything can go according to plan.