Premature Birth Risk

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  Here's How Oral Care Affects Your Overall Health

  Understanding how oral hygiene is linked to overall health and following preventive care measures can help reduce the risk of diseases and improve long-term wellness.

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  Lebanon Conflict Forces Expectant Mothers To Flee, Risking Premature Births

  Tahani Yassine was in her third trimester of pregnancy when she chose to return to her hometown of Beirut to deliver her baby.

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  World No Tobacco Day 2020: Know How Cigarette Smoking Can Affect Fertility

  World No Tobacco Day 2020: Women who smoke in pregnancy are more likely than non-smokers to have a miscarriage. Their babies have increased risk of low birth weight, being born prematurely and having birth defects.

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  Quit Smoking To Lower Risk Of Premature Birth

  The findings showed that the probability of pre-term birth decreased with earlier smoking cessation in pregnancy -- up to a 20 per cent relative decrease if cessation occurred at the beginning of pregnancy.

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  Smoking During Pregnancy Can Affect You And Your Baby: Here's How

  It has been long understood that babies born to mothers who smoke cigarettes during pregnancy are at increased risk of premature birth and low birth weight.

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  Consuming Fish May Reduce Premature Birth Risk: Study

  According to a study published in the journal EbioMedicine, eating fish or taking a fish oil supplement may reduce the risk of preterm birth among pregnant women with low level of omega-3 fatty acids.

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  Beware! Delayed Motherhood Can Increase Risk Of Heart Problems In Boy Child

  According to the research, delayed motherhood may also be associated with pregnancy problems, premature delivery and with low birth weight.

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  Babies' Early Term Birth Linked To Poor Respiratory Fitness

  "Healthcare providers and mothers should be informed of the lifelong health risks that early-term deliveries may have on their offspring."

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  Early C-Section Babies Are More Vulnerable To Respiratory Illness

  A new study reveals that premature babies are at a 57% higher risk of struggling with their heart and lungs later in life as compared to those kids who are born on or around their due date.

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  Mothers Exposed To Pesticides May Have To Face Preterm Delivery

  Women exposed to the highest quantities of agricultural pesticides while pregnant were at heightened risk of giving birth prematurely and delivering low-weight infants, a new study found.

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  Sleep Disorders In Pregnant Women Could Lead To Preterm Birth

  A new American study which was published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology has shown that pregnant women who suffer from sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and insomnia are a risk factor for preterm births. They may be at nearly double the risk of delivering their babies before 34 weeks.

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  Do You Know What Causes Preterm Labor? Things To Keep In Mind

  Premature birth can put your child at risk of health complications. There can be many causes of preterm birth than you can avoid.

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  Mothers's Cervical Bacteria May Help Prevent Premature Birth: Study

  The presence of bacteria in a woman's vagina and cervix may either increase the risk of premature birth or have a protective effect against it, researchers say.

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  Premature Birth May Up Osteoporosis Risk In Adulthood

  Babies born prematurely are at an increased risk of having brittle bones in adulthood, says a new study adding that low birth weight may also raise the risk of osteoporosis.

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  Short Moms At Higher Risk Of Having Premature Baby: Study

  Short mothers are twice as likely to give birth to a premature baby than tall moms, a new study has claimed.