Baby supplies and educational materials sit on a shelf in the office of Krystal Keener, a Healthy Start care coordinator based at the Oklahoma State University obstetrics and gynecology clinic, in ...

One in ten babies in the U.S. — nearly 374,000 infants — were born preterm in 2023, meaning before 37 weeks of pregnancy. More than 15 percent were very preterm, meaning they were born before 32 weeks ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- Pregnant women with low access to maternity care can have poor health before pregnancy, receive less prenatal care, and experience higher rates of preterm birth. A local ...

Florida Healthy Start coalitions aim to improve maternal and family health, but face potential funding cuts. These programs have demonstrably positive impacts, such as lower preterm birth and infant ...