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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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Effect of premature rupture of membranes on preterm labor: a case-control study in Cilegon, Indonesia [PDF]
Epidemiology and Health, 2020 OBJECTIVES The global prevalence of preterm labor is approximately 11.1% of live births. However, preterm labor contributes to 75-80% of neonatal morbidity and mortality.
Ita Marlita Sari +4 more
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Are Lactoferrin and Interleukine-6 preterm birth participants? [PDF]
The Moldovan Medical Journal, 2023 Background: Preterm birth remains a leading obstetrical complication because of the incomplete understanding of its multifaceted etiology. It is known that immune alterations toward a proinflammatory profile are observed in women with preterm birth, but ...
Veronica Cotelea +5 more
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Clinics in Perinatology, 1982 Clinics in Perinatology 30 (2003) xi-xii. doi:10.1016/S0095-5108(03)00113-1 ; Received by publisher: 0000-01-01 ; Harvest Date: 2016-01-04 12:21:10 ; DOI:10.1016/S0095-5108(03)00113-1 ; Page Range: xi ...
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida Health Sciences Center/Jacksonville W. 8 th Street, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA ( host institution ) +1 more
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Factores de risco para trabalho de parto pré-termo.
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 1998 Most studies investigating preterm risk factors include medically induced preterm labor due to fetal or maternal complications and do not distinguish preterm labor from preterm premature rupture of membranes.
T Rodrigues, H Barros
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Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2023 Background: Cervical length measurement is still the most widely used method to predict preterm labor. Recent studies have reported that in addition to cervical length, uterocervical angle (UCA) may also be useful in predicting preterm labor.
İlgi Esen +4 more
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Onset of human preterm and term birth is related to unique inflammatory transcriptome profiles at the maternal fetal interface. [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundPreterm birth is a main determinant of neonatal mortality and morbidity and a major contributor to the overall mortality and burden of disease.
Andrews, William +13 more
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Preterm labor: current tocolytic options for the treatment of preterm labor [PDF]
Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 2014 While tocolytic therapy may not be indicated in all cases of spontaneous preterm labor (SPTL), the evidence that they are superior to placebo is robust. The perfect tocolytic that is 100% efficacious and 100% safe does not exist and efforts should continue to develop and introduce safer and more effective agents.
Jørgensen, Jan Stener +2 more
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Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor in Preterm Labor and Pregnancy
Indonesian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2018 Objective: To investigate the levels of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) in women with preterm labor and pregnancy. Methods: SLPI level examination conducted to 32 samples of pregnant women who meet the inclusion and exclusion ...
Ferriyanto Sutiono +2 more
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Factors associated with preterm labor in Hormozgan province in 2013
Electronic Physician, 2016 Introduction: Preterm labor is the main cause of infants' death, and the main reason for undesirable consequences of pregnancy which still occur in some births, despite all of the interventions in this regard.
Nasibeh Roozbeh +5 more
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