Medically reviewed by Renita White, MD Key Takeaways Tocolytics are short-term treatments used to allow time for ...

A decline in the levels of the coenzyme nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) in the placenta may help trigger labor by allowing prostaglandins to accumulate, raising the possibility of new ...

“This is a really interesting paper because it takes a completely different and new view of the pathogenesis of preterm labor,” says immunologist and developmental biologist Adrian Erlebacher of the ...

Researchers have identified a cause of preterm labor, an enigma that has long challenged researchers. New research published in The Journal of Physiology suggests that a protein called Piezo1 is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There is no neonatal benefit or harm when using tocolytic drugs for threatened premature birth after 30 weeks’ ...

Scientists have found that targeting a particular group of proteins in the uterus muscle (myometrium) can suppress human ...

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Preterm babies could be at higher risk of certain diseases as adults Past research has demonstrated that phathalates — known as “everywhere chemicals” because they are so common — are hormone ...

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 ...

Declining placental concentrations of a molecule that plays a key role in metabolism appear to trigger the end of pregnancy and hasten labor and delivery, suggesting a study co-led by researchers at ...

Researchers have identified a cause of preterm labor, an enigma that has long challenged researchers. New research suggests a protein, called Piezo1, is responsible for regulating the behavior of the ...