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Prevention of Premature Birth

New England Journal of Medicine, 1998
Preterm birth, which occurs in 11 percent of all pregnancies, is responsible for the majority of neonatal deaths and nearly one half of all cases of congenital neurologic disability, including cerebral palsy.1 Although all births before 37 weeks of gestation are considered premature, births before 32 weeks' gestation (2 percent of all births) account ...
R L, Goldenberg, D J, Rouse
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Premature birth, low birth weight, small for gestational age and chronic non-communicable diseases in adult life: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

Early Human Development, 2020
BACKGROUND Individuals who were born prematurely (PT), with low birth weight (LBW), or small for gestational age (SGA) appear to present a set of permanent changes that make them more susceptible to develop chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCD) in ...
Elaine Luiza Santos Soares de Mendonça   +4 more
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A study of premature births

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1971
In this study, 252 prematures were seen among 2,886 deliveries. The average prematurity rate was 8.73 per cent. Most of the prematures (36.5 per cent) were born of women 21–25 years of age. The premature babies were most frequently (46.1 per cent) associated with the birth order of 1–3. Prematurity rate increased progressively from the most favoured to
S, Mukherjee, S N, Mukherjee
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Reproductive Injustice: Racism, Pregnancy, and Premature Birth

Social Forces, 2019
The premature birth rate in the United States has been persistently high among Black women for many decades. While most research on the topic of premature birth involves poor and low-income women, this book focuses on the experiences of more affluent ...
D. Davis
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Prevention of Premature Birth

Clinics in Perinatology, 1980
With six different groups of pharmacologic agents that potentially can inhibit undesirable uterine contractions, prevention of premature births should be increasingly successful. The rationale for the use of each of these agents and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed.
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Association of molar incisor hypomineralization with premature birth or low birth weight: systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2018
Objective: Molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) is a kind of enamel hypomineralization. MIH has a serious negative impact on patient’s oral health. Whether neonates with premature birth or low birth weight are susceptible to MIH has not been rigorously
Xiao-yan Wu   +4 more
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Intrauterine infection, immune system and premature birth

Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2017
Preterm birth accounts for nearly one million deaths among children under five years of age, and although its etiopathogenesis is not fully elucidated, ascending intrauterine infection and fetal inflammatory response seem to be the main triggers.
F. Helmo   +9 more
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ANESTHETIC CONSIDERATIONS IN PREMATURE BIRTH

International Anesthesiology Clinics, 1990
Premature birth still accounts for about 75% of perinatal mortality. Although great strides have been made in the care of premature babies over the past two decades, markedly decreasing mortality, the prevention of premature birth has not been greatly improved.
B B, Gutsche, P, Samuels
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Thermal management for premature births

Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2005
Aim.  This paper reports an audit of the effect on admission temperatures of using occlusive polyethylene wrap applied immediately after the birth of extremely premature infants.Background.  Use of occlusive polyethylene wrap during the early postnatal management of the premature infant reduces evaporative and convective heat loss.Method ...
Sandie, Bredemeyer   +2 more
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Birth weight and prematurity in Tanzania

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1966
The importance of birth weight as an index of nutritional status is discussed. The birth weights of 7528 singleton live births from 3 hospitals in Tanzania are reported. The overall mean weight for males was 6 lb. 1012 oz. and for females 6 lb. 634 oz.
M C, Latham, J R, Robson
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