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Risk of Early Birth among Women with a Urinary Tract Infection: A Retrospective Cohort Study
American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2021 Objective The aim of the study is to evaluate the risk of preterm birth (PTB,
Rebecca J. Baer +10 more
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Seminars in Perinatology, 2007 Recurrent preterm birth is frequently defined as two or more deliveries before 37 completed weeks of gestation. The recurrence rate varies as a function of the antecedent for preterm birth: spontaneous versus indicated. Spontaneous preterm birth is the result of either preterm labor with intact membranes or preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes ...
Shali, Mazaki-Tovi +9 more
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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 +4 more
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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 +11 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 +37 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 Background Preterm 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. Survivor of preterm suffers long term health consequences such as
Nathaniel Halide Kalengo +5 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 +3 more
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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 +9 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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Preterm birth, an unresolved issue [PDF]
, 2013 Premature birth is the world's leading cause of neonatal mortality with worldwide estimates indicating 11.1% of all live births were preterm in 2010.
Belizan, Jose +3 more
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