Premature Birth

Dr. John Leake Pitts, a retired pediatrician who during a long career in public health had been the acting Anne Arundel County health officer, died of cancer Wednesday at his Annapolis Roads home. He was 85. Born in Roanoke, Va., he was the son of John...

It wasn't scandalous by tabloid standards, but it was a rebellious act for the young women at the Mount Saint Dominic Academy, a small all-girls Catholic high school in New Jersey. Whitney Houston, class of 1981, sometimes wore mismatched socks and rolled...

Catherine “Cathy” Reese was not expected to outlive childhood. Instead, Cathy would go on to have four children and live to age 82, leading a life filled with service, interests and travel that touched many people. As a second-grader, she was...

MISHAWAKA -- At the 4th annual Concert For a Cause at the Mishawaka FOP Saturday night the community rallied around a Niles family to help a special little girl who has been battling major health issues her entire life. The Concert For A Cause was...

When Shalini and Shane Wittstruck of Seattle were told their baby, Kieran, would be born at just 30 weeks, they were forced to face the possibility he might die or suffer lifelong health complications. Despite the odds, Kieran is now a rambunctious 5-...

++++++++++++++++++++ || HHS launches Strong Start initiative to increase healthy deliveries and reduce preterm births || || To help reduce the increasing number of preterm births in America and ensure more babies are born healthy, HHS Secretary...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas woman who stars on the TLC reality show "19 Kids and Counting" has suffered a miscarriage after announcing she was expecting her 20th child. Jim Bob Duggar said in a statement that he and his wife, Michelle,...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- One of the world's smallest surviving babies left County-USC Medical Center Friday almost five months after her premature birth. Melinda Star Guido weighed only 9 1/2 ounces when she was born 16 weeks premature. She was the...

Employees at Wal-Mart stores across the country are pulling a specific powdered baby formula from the shelves following the death of a 10 day old boy from Lebanon. Avery Cornett is the second infant to be treated during the last month at a Missouri...

SAN DIEGO – A three-day vacation to San Diego has turned into an almost five-month stay for an Ohio couple. Their planned 9-month pregnancy came to an early end during a visit here when the new mother unexpectedly delivered four months early.  Now...