Babies of adolescent mothers also face higher risks of low birth weight, preterm birth, and severe neonatal condition, based on the findings of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/02/17/an-alarming-increase-in-teenage-pregnancies/

Following the impact of COVID-19, the World Health Organization implemented new guidelines that stressed the importance of skin-to-skin interaction for preterm babies as necessary for their survival.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/6/7/23752486/kangaroo-mother-care-could-mean-your-infants-survival-premature-baby

His department houses 45 incubators and predominantly cares for preterm babies resulting from high-risk pregnancies.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/10/23/names-written-on-childrens-bodies-speak-to-the-fears-of-gazan-parents-amid-the-israel-hamas-war/

In this case, the surrogate endpoint was reducing preterm birth prior to 37 weeks.

Source: https://medcitynews.com/2023/04/fda-finally-pulls-preterm-birth-drug-makena-from-the-market/

Its preterm birth rate stood at 9%, and its infant mortality rate rose from 3.7 to 3.8 per 1,000 live births, March of Dimes’ figures show.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/05/13/march-of-dimes-annual-walk-along-the-charles-river-spotlights-maternal-and-infant-health-in-massachusetts/

Midwifery proponents point to that such births are associated with fewer C-sections and preterm births.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-03/mlk-midwives

Researchers from medtech Metabolomic Diagnostics, in collaboration with King’s College Hospital London, have which shows a 15pc increase in detection of preterm preeclampsia by using a new diagnostic method.

Source: https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/cork-medtech-preeclampsia-test-metabolomic-diagnostics-research

The report notes that only one in 10 extremely preterm babies (<28 weeks) survive in low-income countries, compared to more than nine in 10 in high-income countries.

Source: https://punchng.com/152-million-babies-born-preterm-in-10-years-report/

The team use incubators – a pod used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a new-born baby and is used in preterm birth or for some ill full-term babies.

Source: https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/health/new-specialist-incubator-for-ill-babies-needing-to-get-to-hospital-via-aircraft-4158421

The U.S. earned a D+ grade on its preterm birth rate for the second straight year in March of Dimes’ annual report looking at the state of maternal and infant health.

Source: https://1310kfka.com/abc-news/health/11/us-earns-d-grade-in-preterm-birth-as-maternal-and-infant-care-remains-in-crisis-new-report-finds/