New research in mice may clarify why premature infants who survive necrotizing enterocolitis also develop a severe brain injury.

Between 1989 and 2010, infant health inequality gradually lessened. New research documents the opposite trend since then.

Human-based milk fortifiers are better than traditional cow-based fortifiers for severely underweight, premature babies, a new study shows.

Living near a oil or gas well may increase the chance of spontaneous preterm birth, a new study looking at women living near wells in California finds.

About 10% of preterm infants experience late-onset sepsis. A component in breast milk may offer protection, mouse research suggests.

Sixteen women in the hospital for high-risk pregnancies revealed that "they did not receive explicit advice on how to cope, think positive, or calm down."

New research compares the impulse control of children who were either born very early/very tiny and those who experienced institutional deprivation.

A drug to protect the lungs of premature babies from pneumonia fell flat before. New research with mice suggests it just needs to go up the nose.

"We're no longer saying, ‘Let's just start them on antibiotics because it's better to be safe than sorry.' Now we know there's a risk..."

"The 2016 election, following campaign promises of mass deportation...may have adversely affected the health of Latinas and their newborns."