Labor and birth that start before 37 weeks of pregnancy are considered preterm. One in 10 births worldwide is preterm.| https://www.nichd.nih.gov/
Preeclampsia (pree-i-KLAMP-see-uh) and eclampsia (ih-KLAMP-see-uh) are pregnancy-related high blood pressure disorders. In preeclampsia, the mother’s high blood pressure reduces the blood supply to the fetus, which may get less oxygen and fewer nutrients. Eclampsia is when pregnant women with preeclampsia develop seizures or coma. NICHD and other agencies are working to understand what causes these conditions and how they can be prevented and better treated.| https://www.nichd.nih.gov/
About Pregnancy Loss (Before 20 Weeks of Pregnancy)| www.nichd.nih.gov
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurological and developmental disorder that begins early in life and affects how a person acts and interacts with others, communicates, and learns. ASD affects the structure and function of the brain and nervous system. Because it affects development, ASD is called a developmental disorder. ASD can last throughout a person's life.People with this disorder have problems with:1| https://www.nichd.nih.gov/
Research shows that early diagnosis of and interventions for autism are more likely to have major long-term positive effects on symptoms and later skills.1,2,3,4,5 Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can sometimes be diagnosed in children before they are 2 years of age. Some children with ASD whose development seems typical up to that point begin to regress just before or sometime during age 2 years.6| https://www.nichd.nih.gov/
Overview/MissionIDDB sponsors research and research training aimed at preventing and ameliorating intellectual and related developmental disabilities.| https://www.nichd.nih.gov/
About 9% of men and about 11% of women of reproductive age in the United States have experienced fertility problems.1| https://www.nichd.nih.gov/
