Does a preterm labor-assessment algorithm improve preterm labor-related knowledge, clinical practice confidence, and educational satisfaction?: a quasi-experimental study [PDF]
Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing, 2023 Purpose Preterm birth is increasing, and obstetric nurses should have the competency to provide timely care. Therefore, training is necessary in the maternal nursing practicum.
Hee-Young Choi, Jeung-Im Kim
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Compartmentalized profiling of amniotic fluid cytokines in women with preterm labor.
PLoS ONE, 2020 ObjectiveAmniotic fluid cytokines have been implicated in the mechanisms of preterm labor and birth. Cytokines can be packaged within or on the surface of extracellular vesicles.
Gaurav Bhatti +8 more
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Transcriptomic analysis delineates preterm prelabor rupture of membranes from preterm labor in preterm fetal membranes [PDF]
BMC Medical GenomicsBackground Globally, preterm birth remains the leading cause of death in children younger than 5 years old. Spontaneous preterm birth is comprised of two events that may or may not occur simultaneously: preterm labor and preterm prelabor rupture of ...
Lori A. Underhill +4 more
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Serum level of vitamin D in women with idiopathic preterm labor and women with term labor referred to Bentolhoda hospital in Bojnourd, 2020 [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2022 Introduction: The association of maternal vitamin D status with preterm labor has been considered in the recent decade, although reported findings have been inconsistent. This study was performed aimed to compare serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels between
Shahin Mafinezhad +5 more
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Reproduction, 2022 Preterm birth, the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide, results from preterm labor, a syndrome that includes multiple etiologies.
N. Gomez‐Lopez +10 more
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Fetal and maternal NLRP3 signaling is required for preterm labor and birth
JCI Insight, 2022 Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. One of every 4 preterm neonates is born to a mother with intra-amniotic inflammation driven by invading bacteria.
K. Motomura +14 more
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A single-cell atlas of murine reproductive tissues during preterm labor
bioRxiv, 2022 Preterm birth, the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide, frequently results from the syndrome of preterm labor. Intra-amniotic infection is the best-established causal link to preterm labor, and involves premature activation of ...
V. Garcia-Flores +12 more
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Is mid-trimester cervical length screening effective for reduction of threatened preterm labor?
Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2023 Objective: To assess the incidence of threatened preterm labor and preterm labor admissions and treatment of women with singleton gestations and no prior preterm birth before and after implementation of the universal mid-trimester transvaginal ultrasound
Iñigo Melchor Corcóstegui +6 more
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Serum ferritin level as a marker of preterm labor
International Journal of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2021 Introduction: Preterm birth defined as birth between 24 0/7 weeks of gestation and 36 6/7 weeks of gestation. The diagnosis of preterm labor generally is based on clinical criteria of regular uterine contractions accompanied by a change in cervical ...
Aseel Adil Omran, S. D. Sarsam
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