<1000 g/25 wk (+/−2) gestation, born at study center Polyethylene bag while infant wet immediately after birth •Higher temperature on admission and at one hour of life in the wrap group (36°C/96.8°F) ...

Parents with babies born preterm or with low birth weight face significant economic and employment challenges, according to new research published in JAMA Pediatrics. The study, led by Erin Von Klein, ...

This activity was supported by Contract/Task Order No. 28321318D000600 15/28321322FDS030153 between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Social Security Administration. Any opinions, findings ...

New research shows that direct breastfeeding strengthens the transfer of beneficial microbes from mother’s milk to very-low-birth-weight infants, even in the face of antibiotic use, helping shape the ...

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: ...

PRAMS surveillance enabled decade-long tracking of preterm birth, low birth weight, gestational age, and fetal growth patterns, revealing durable poverty-associated gradients across outcomes. Low ...

School readiness not only impacts kids' academic success, but also their long-term economic and health outcomes. Unfortunately, research reveals a concerning gap in school readiness for children with ...