Doctors call this type of birth a “preterm birth.” But most women know it as giving birth to a “preemie.” Some babies are delivered prematurely because the mother or baby have medical problems that ...

The survival rate for 24-week-old infants is between 60 and 70 percent. But, a 24-week old preemie’s chance of dying goes down dramatically if a woman can stay pregnant for just two or three weeks ...