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Reference population for international comparisons and time trend surveillance of preterm delivery proportions in three countries

BMC Women's Health, 2008
Background International comparison and time trend surveillance of preterm delivery rates is complex. New techniques that could facilitate interpretation of such rates are needed.
Skjærven Rolv, Kallen Karin, Vogel Ida, Morken Nils-Halvdan, Langhoff-Roos Jens, Kesmodel Ulrik, Jacobsson Bo   +6 more
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Opium use during pregnancy and risk of preterm delivery: A population-based cohort study.

PLoS ONE, 2017
BackgroundUse of narcotic or "recreational" drugs has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm delivery. However, the associations might be confounded by other factors related to high-risk behaviours.
Siavash Maghsoudlou, Sven Cnattingius, Scott Montgomery, Mohsen Aarabi, Shahriar Semnani, Anna-Karin Wikström, Shahram Bahmanyar   +6 more
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Clinical management of hypothermia in preterm infants: evidence-based practice [PDF]

Linchuang erke zazhi
Maintaining a normal body temperature is a core principle of preterm infant care during the delivery. Hypothermia, a common complication in preterm infants, is closely associated with adverse clinical outcomes.
LIU Jiangqin
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Practice patterns in the administration of late preterm antenatal corticosteroidsAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports, 2021
BACKGROUND: Given the unpredictable nature of preterm birth and the short-term impact of antenatal corticosteroids on neonatal outcomes, optimal timing of antenatal corticosteroid administration (2–7 days from expected birth) remains challenging ...
Moti Gulersen, MD, MSc, Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, MD, MSc, Michelle Greenman, MD, Erez Lenchner, PhD, Burton Rochelson, MD, Eran Bornstein, MD   +5 more
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INFECTIONS IN PERINATAL PERIOD II. GYNECOLOGICAL AND OBSTETRICAL ANAMNESTIC DATA AND PRETERM DELIVERY

Zdravniški Vestnik, 2003
Background. Around 6% of preterm newborns contribute to the 75% perinatal mortality rate. Besides, these newborns are more prone to morbidity. Despite numerous studies and measures the overall preterm delivery rate over the last decade has not decreased.
Vladimira Assejev, Marija Avanzo-Velkavrh, Živa Novak-Antolič, Ivan Verdenik   +3 more
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Total matrix metalloproteinase-8 serum levels in patients labouring preterm and patients with threatened preterm delivery.

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica, 2010
Preterm labour and prematurity are still a main cause of perinatal morbidity nowadays. The aim of our study was to assess the role of MMP-8 as a predictive marker of preterm delivery. Four groups of patients were involved to the study: I - pregnant women
Piotr Laudański, Adam Lemancewicz, Paweł Kuć, Małgorzata Krętowska, Tadeusz Laudański   +4 more
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Maternal and obstetric risk factors associated with preterm delivery at a referral hospital in northern-eastern Tanzania

Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction, 2016
Objective: Preterm delivery is the second most leading cause of under-five deaths in the world and has been associated with poor neonatal outcomes especially in developing countries where management of severe and extreme preterm new-born is a challenge ...
Theresia B. Temu, Gilead Masenga, Joseph Obure, Dominic Mosha, Michael J. Mahande   +4 more
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Studying the Combination of Cervical Interleukins -6 and -8 with Cervical Dilatation in Predicting Preterm Labor

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2009
Background: Some biochemical markers such as FFN (fetal fibronectin), IL1B (interleukin 1B), IL6, and IL8 in cervical mucus have been used to predict preterm delivery.
Mohamad Ali Roghaei, Reihane Sabahi, Mojdeh Ghasemi   +2 more
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Low Maternal Serum Levels of Pregnancy-associated Plasma Protein-A During the First Trimester are Associated with Subsequent Preterm Delivery with Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2007
Objective: To assess the relationship between the first-trimester maternal serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) levels and pregnancies complicated by preterm delivery.
Bo-Quing She, Su-Chee Chen, Fa-Kung Lee, Mei-Leng Cheong, Ming-Song Tsai   +4 more
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Role of Mid-trimester Transvaginal Cervical Ultrasound in Prediction of Preterm Delivery

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2006
The objective of this study was Transvaginal Ultrasonography (TVS) to examine the potential of routine measurement of cervical parameters by TVS at mid-trimester to predict preterm delivery.
Shripad Hebbar, S Koirala
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