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Predictors of Effective Breastfeeding in Newborns and 6‐Week‐Old Infants: Modifiable Pre‐Feeding, Positioning and Latching‐On Elements

open access: yesActa Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Although breastfeeding assessment elements arise from compelling expert opinion, they have generally not been subject to rigorous evaluation. This project aimed to ascertain which elements, if any, are associated with effective breastfeeding and identify key modifiable findings for clinical practice.
Anna Blair   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of progesterone electrospun nanofibers to coat Arabin pessaries as a dual preventive and therapeutic approach for preterm labor. [PDF]

open access: yesSaudi Pharm J
Almousained MM   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Pharmacotherapy of Preterm Labor [PDF]

open access: possiblePharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, 1993
Preterm labor is defined as the onset of uterine contractions in a woman who has completed less than 37 weeks of pregnancy. It may be due to maternal, placental, fetal, or idiopathic causes, and it is associated with a number of risk factors. Nondrug measures such as bedrest and hydration have been used alone or in combination with drug therapy to ...
Travis, Britt E., McCullough, Jill M.
openaire   +3 more sources

Pharmacology for Preterm Labor

Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, 2020
Preterm birth occurs with 10% of deliveries and yet accounts for more than 85% of perinatal morbidity and mortality. Management of preterm labor prior to delivery includes a multipronged pharmacologic approach targeting utilization of reproductive hormones for continuation of pregnancy, advancement of fetal lung maturity, and the decrease of uterine ...
Lindsey Garfield, Emily G. Chin
openaire   +4 more sources

Understanding Preterm Labor

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2001
AbstractIncreased uterine contractility at term and preterm results from activation and then stimulation of the myometrium. Activation can be provoked by mechanical stretch of the uterus and by an endocrine pathway resulting from increased activity of the fetal hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal (HPA) axis.
Challis, John   +5 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Ultrasonography in preterm labor

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1984
A prospective study was conducted with ultrasonography in a group of 48 patients who presented with significant premature uterine activity. The study attempted to characterize the ultrasonographic signs exhibited by the cervix and lower uterine segment in conjunction with preterm labor.
Pamela J. Gill   +4 more
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Antibiotics and Preterm Labor

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2000
In summary, a definite association has been demonstrated between preterm labor and genital tract infection. Conclusions regarding the true benefits of antibiotics as adjunctive therapy in treatment of preterm labor are inconsistent. Whereas some of the studies were able to demonstrate significant prolongation of pregnancy, no consistent reduction in ...
Brian M. Mercer, Bradley Stetzer
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Ritodrine Hydrochloride and Preterm Labor [PDF]

open access: possibleThe American Journal of Nursing, 1983
A primigravida is admitted to the labor and delivery unit complaining of intermittent backache and abdominal cramping. She has had an uncomplicated pregnancy and there is no evidence of ruptured amniotic membranes. Fetal gestational age of 32 weeks correlates with fundal height and date of last menstrual period. The fetal heart rate is 130 to 140. Mild
Shirley L. Brengman, Margaret K. Burns
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