In honor of Women’s Health Month, reproductive health researcher and Assistant Professor Scott Barnett from the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology shares the sobering reality of the rising ...
Despite convincing evidence that lower reproductive tract infections can migrate to the upper reproductive tract and produce inflammation that stimulates premature labor, some clinicians believe that ...
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 typical human pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, but most parents know this number is only a rough estimate. Babies are born on a seemingly unpredictable timeline, with a normal pregnancy ranging from 38 to ...
“How do you know whether a mother will deliver preterm or not? Well, the short answer is, we don't know,” said Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, an immunologist who studies obstetrics and gynecology at Washington ...