Not all early contractions mean labor. Learn what preterm labor looks like, and when to call your provider to keep you and your baby safe.

A premature baby who was abandoned in the street was discovered by passersby in the early hours this morning, but couldn't be saved. The tiny child, who was described as a "fetus – very, very small" ...

A UCLA-led research team has discovered a molecular switch that determines whether tiny blood vessels in premature infants' lungs can regenerate after injury. A failure of this repair process is a ...

Premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) are extra heartbeats originating from the heart’s lower chambers, potentially causing palpitations or fluttering sensations. While occasional PVCs are common, ...

Another report, this time focused on premature births, concludes that the United States—and Indiana in particular—is one of the most dangerous developed nations in which to give birth. The March of ...

Tamara Etienne's second pregnancy was freighted with risk and worry from its earliest days — exacerbated by a first pregnancy that had ended in miscarriage. A third-grade teacher at an overcrowded ...

Aging is a natural process that happens to everyone, but premature aging occurs when your biological age outpaces your chronological age. While genetics play a role in how we age, environmental ...