Kristie McNealy, MD

As prescribed by the PREEMIE Act, on June 16th and 17th, 2008, the Surgeon General’s Conference on Prevention of Preterm Birth convened to discuss issues and research initiatives related to reducing the preterm birth rate in the United States.  So far, the biggest news out of the conference that I’ve heard, is the announcement by [...]

A study published online in the Maternal and Child Health Journal has revealed a link between major birth defects and preterm birth. The research, which addresses one of the goals set forth in the PREEMIE Act, looked at the birth data from 13 states for the time period of 1995-2000 (about 30% of all [...]