Kristie McNealy, MD

Recent research has shown that late preterm birth is on the rise, and that these babies face significant health risks.  Not surprisingly, an additional study on late preterm birth has shown that late preterm babies, born between 33 and 35 weeks gestation, face significantly higher health care costs than their full-term peers.
The study, carried out [...]

A joint effort of the March of Dimes, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine analyzed data on the rising premature birth rate, and found that 92 percent of the increase in singleton premature birth is due to c-sections. Birth data from 1996 to 2004 showed [...]

A new study demonstrates the vulnerability of babies born between 34 and 36 weeks gestation (full term is reached at 37 weeks). Babies born during this critical period of development have reduced fat stores, immature lungs and livers, and a brain volume that is just 60% of a baby born at term. As [...]