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Studies on human premature births

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1963
Abstract 1. To the best of our knowledge, for the first time, in 17 gravidas near term in vivo effect of cigarette smoking has been reported objectively on the spontaneous activity of the human uterus. The effect of nicotine, per se, has also been evaluated on human pregnant and nonpregnant myometrial strips. 2.
D. Kumar, Allan C. Barnes, Ramez S. Azoury   +2 more
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Late Preterm Birth: Preventable Prematurity?

Clinics in Perinatology, 2011
Prematurity is one of the leading causes of infant morbidity and mortality globally. Over the years, however, advances in medicine and technology have enhanced the ability to care for babies at very early gestations. There has also been a shift in the distribution of births away from term/post-term gestations and toward earlier gestational ages.
Sowmya S. Mohan, Lucky Jain
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Mortality in out‐of‐hospital premature births

Acta Paediatrica, 2010
AbstractAim:  To determine whether the mortality for out‐of‐hospital (OOH) premature births was higher than for in‐hospital premature births and identify additional risk factors.Patients and Methods:  A historical cohort study of a consecutive series of live‐born, OOH, births of 24–35 weeks gestation cared for by two Transport Teams working in and ...
Corinne Alberti, Julé L, Chabernaud Jl, Lodé N, Sieurin A, Stéphane Dauger, Jones P, Jones P   +7 more
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Normal Development of the Lung and Premature Birth

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 2010
The following review focuses on the normal development of the lung from conception to birth. The defined periods of lung development-Embryonic, Pseudoglandular, Canalicular, Saccular and Alveolar-will be explored in detail in relation to gestational age.
Karen McKay, Karen McKay, Lucia J. Smith, Peter Van Asperen, Peter Van Asperen, Hiran Selvadurai, Hiran Selvadurai, Dominic A. Fitzgerald, Dominic A. Fitzgerald   +8 more
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The frequency and causes of premature birth

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1932
Abstract 1. 1. Of 2876 consecutive labors in two teaching hospitals, 238, or more than 8 per cent, were premature in onset, as measured by infant birth weight. 2. 2. Approximately 80 per cent of the 238 premature births were spontaneous in onset, the remaining 20 per cent being induced by either medical or surgical means. 3. 3.
Douglas P. Murphy, James E. Bowman
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Available statistics on premature birth

Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review, 2002
Premature birth is associated with substantial excess childhood mortality and morbidity and therefore represents an important public health problem worldwide. In the United Kingdom and other industrialised countries it is now the commonest cause of infant mortality.
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Premature Birth

Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science, 2021

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Obstetric factors in premature birth

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1940
Abstract 1. 1. Of 10,797 labors with subsequent births at the Research and Educational Hospitals of the University of Illinois, 765 labors were premature. There were 52 multiple pregnancies which produced a total of 819 premature infants. 2. 2.
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An inadequate questionnaire on premature births [PDF]

BMJ, 1989
Stuart Logan, Catherine Peckham, Carol Dezateux   +2 more
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A Premature Birth

The Veterinary Journal (1900), 1915
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