Advocate Lutheran General Hospital has launched an aggressive education and vaccination campaign targeting parents of every newborn at the hospital along with other adult caregivers who will be near the babies.

Modern human mothers are probably happy that they typically have one, maybe two babies at a time, but for early hominids, low birth numbers combined with competition often spelled extinction.

Multiple preterm births also more likely in African American pregnant mothers.

Adequate weight gain during pregnancy is essential to newborn health.

Women who conceive in spring are most vulnerable to preterm birth risk.

A brain development study in newborns revealed intracranial hemorrhages or bleeding in and around the brain, affects 26 percent of babies born vaginally.

Outstanding healthcare resources and the low infant mortality rates considered as contributing factors contributing to ranking

Health officials are working to raise awareness of the importance of good health for women even before they become pregnant.

Epidurals given during childbirth labour are associated with decreased rates of breastfeeding, a study involving a University of Sydney researcher has found.

The technology, that during labor is used for measuring blood oxygen levels of a baby, offers no apparent benefit.

Labor induction practices could be affected due the risks related to drug induced labor and childbirth.

Women infected with dormant toxoplasmosis are more likely to give birth to boys than women who are Toxoplasma negative.

Low birth weight is known to increase the risk for major disabilities such as cerebral palsy and mental retardation, but researchers now suspect that low birth weight may also contribute to minor difficulties in motor skills and in thinking.

Premature birth is the underlying cause of nearly twice as many infant deaths than previously estimated, shows the study on preterm birth defects.

An obstetrician who specializes in multiple birth pregnancies has confirmed that taller women are more likely to have twins.