Researchers who conducted a new review study have emphasized the importance of the early identification of at‑risk children.

This study compared 6 algorithmic fairness–improving approaches for low-birth-weight predictive models and found that they improved accuracy but decreased sensitivity for Black populations. Objective: ...

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Poorer gross motor skills, such as the ability to walk quickly, run, or jump, may explain some of the correlation between being born prematurely and the tendency to engage less in physical activity.

Nearly a third of Michigan expectant mothers do not receive sufficient access to prenatal care, according to the latest ...

Anti-VEGF use for ROP is expanding beyond bevacizumab and ranibizumab, with aflibercept’s fusion-protein structure conferring ...

A systematic review found racial discrimination during pregnancy increases risks of postpartum depression and low birth ...

Even low levels of arsenic in U.S. public drinking water may increase the risk of below average birth weight and other adverse birth outcomes, says a new national study led by researchers at Columbia ...