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Research priorities of women at risk for preterm birth: findings and a call to action

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background Traditional hierarchical approaches to research give privilege to small groups with decision-making power, without direct input from those with lived experience of illness who bear the burden of disease. A Research Justice framework values the
Linda S. Franck, Monica R. McLemore, Shanell Williams, Kathryn Millar, Anastasia Y. Gordon, Schyneida Williams, Nakia Woods, Lisa Edwards, Tania Pacheco, Artie Padilla, Fanta Nelson, Larry Rand   +11 more
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Preterm birth update in Australasia: A report of the international symposium of Preterm Birth International Collaborative-Australasia branch

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
Preterm birth (PTB) is one of the most important problems that pose dilemmas for both the obstetrician and neonatologist, placing a heavy burden psychologically and financially on the families involved, and triggering high socio-economic costs to the ...
Chong Qiao, Ramkumar Menon, Ramkumar Menon, Ki Hoon Ahn, Shunji Suzuki, Pallavi Kshetrapal, Harry Michael Georgiou, Sam Mesiano, Sam Mesiano, Sam Mesiano, Nanbert Zhong, Nanbert Zhong   +11 more
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Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes by Degree of Maternal Serum Analyte Elevation: A Retrospective Cohort Study

American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2020
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate rates of preterm birth (PTB) and obstetric complication with maternal serum analytes > 2.5 multiples of the median (MoM) by degree of elevation.
Amanda Yeaton-Massey, Rebecca J. Baer, Larry Rand, Laura L. Jelliffe-Pawlowski, Deirdre J. Lyell   +4 more
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Recurrence rate of preterm birth and associated factors among women who delivered at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Northern Tanzania: A registry based cohort study.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundPreterm birth is a public health problem particularly in low- and middle-income countries especially in sub-Saharan Africa. It is associated with infant morbidity and mortality.
Nathaniel Halide Kalengo, Leah A Sanga, Rune Nathaniel Philemon, Joseph Obure, Michael J Mahande   +4 more
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Neurobehavioral abnormalities following prenatal psychosocial stress are differentially modulated by maternal environment

Translational Psychiatry, 2022
Prenatal stress (PS) is associated with increased vulnerability to affective disorders. Transplacental glucocorticoid passage and stress-induced maternal environment alterations are recognized as potential routes of transmission that can fundamentally ...
Sandra P. Zoubovsky, Michael T. Williams, Sarah Hoseus, Shivani Tumukuntala, Amy Riesenberg, Jay Schulkin, Charles V. Vorhees, Kenneth Campbell, Hee-Woong Lim, Louis J. Muglia   +9 more
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Trial protocol OPPTIMUM : does progesterone prophylaxis for the prevention of preterm labour improve outcome? [PDF]

, 2012
Background Preterm birth is a global problem, with a prevalence of 8 to 12% depending on location. Several large trials and systematic reviews have shown progestogens to be effective in preventing or delaying preterm birth in selected high risk women ...
A Shennan, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Andrew Shennan, Anon, AT Northen, BAPM/RCPCH Working Group Report, D Farine, D Wolke, EB da Fonseca, EB Fonseca, H Honest, IR Edwards, Jane E Norman, JE Norman, JM Dodd, JM Dodd, John Norrie, L Sanchez-Ramos, M Arbyn, M Junpeng, March of Dimes Foundation, N Modi, Neil Marlow, Neil Sebire, PA Lachenbruch, Phillip Bennett, PJ Meis, R Romero, RL Goldenberg, RN Hoover, S Kenyon, SL Kenyon, Sonia Whyte, SS Hassan, Stavros Petrou, Stephen Robson, Steven Thornton, Tina Lavender   +37 more
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Conceptualizing pathways linking women’s empowerment and prematurity in developing countries

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017
Background Globally, prematurity is the leading cause of death in children under the age of 5. Many efforts have focused on clinical approaches to improve the survival of premature babies. There is a need, however, to explore psychosocial, sociocultural,
Patience A. Afulani, Molly Altman, Joseph Musana, May Sudhinaraset   +3 more
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Preterm birth and nativity among Black women with gestational diabetes in California, 2013–2017: a population-based retrospective cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background Despite the disproportionate prevalence of gestational diabetes (GDM) and preterm birth (PTB) and their associated adverse perinatal outcomes among Black women, little is known about PTB among Black women with GDM.
Karen A. Scott, Brittany D. Chambers, Rebecca J. Baer, Kelli K. Ryckman, Monica R. McLemore, Laura L. Jelliffe-Pawlowski   +5 more
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Ethnic differences in preterm birth in Southwest China, 2014-2018: A population-based observational study

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
ObjectivePreterm birth is a major healthcare problem and has been rising gradually in the past three decades in China. Yet the ethnic differences in the rates and distributions of preterm birth remain largely unknown in China.
Guiying Cao, Yanling Yuan, Cai Kong, Jue Liu, Min Liu, Hanfeng Ye   +5 more
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Progesterone and preterm birth [PDF]

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2020
AbstractProgestogens (vaginal progesterone and intramuscular 17‐hydroxyprogesterone acetate) are widely recommended for women at high risk of preterm birth. Typical regimens include 17‐hydroxyprogesterone caproate (250 mg intramuscularly weekly), starting at 16–20 gestational weeks until 36 weeks or delivery for women with a singleton gestation and a ...
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