Many women need a C-section (Cesarean section) during preterm labor because preemies are often breeched or laying in some other unusual position inside the womb. Preemies can also have a difficult ...

or premature, labor. A normal pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks after the first day of the last period (38 weeks after fertilization). The danger of preterm labor is that it will lead to the birth of ...

Call your doctor right away if you have any of the following signs of preterm labor: Four contractions every 20 minutes, or regular or frequent contractions or uterine tightening. A change in ...

Even just one dose of antenatal steroids administered mere hours before birth can improve outcomes for extremely preterm infants, a cohort study found. Among infants born after exposure to a single ...