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EG-VEGF maternal levels predict spontaneous preterm birth in the second and third trimesters in pregnant women with risk factors for placenta-mediated complications

Scientific Reports, 2023
Prediction of spontaneous preterm birth in asymptomatic women remains a great challenge for the public health system. The aim of the study was to determine the informational value of EG-VEGF circulating levels for prediction of spontaneous preterm birth ...
Tiphaine Raia-Barjat, Céline Chauleur, Constance Collet, Florence Rancon, Pascale Hoffmann, Morgane Desseux, Nicolas Lemaitre, Mohamed Benharouga, Antoine Giraud, Nadia Alfaidy   +9 more
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The Incidence and Risk Factors for Preterm Delivery in Northeast Thailand

Thai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2021
Objectives: To identify incidence and risk factors of preterm delivery among women who delivered in northeastern of Thailand.Materials and Methods: A descriptive study was conducted at Srinagarind Hospital, the tertiary care hospital in the ...
Kornwalai Kinpoon, Sukanya Chaiyarach
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Magnitude of spontaneous preterm birth and its associated factors among preterm birth in NICU wards in Asella Teaching and Referral Hospital, Asella, Oromia, Ethiopia

Journal of International Medical Research, 2021
Objective To assess the prevalence of spontaneous preterm births and to identify the associated risk factors. Methods This single-centre cross-sectional study enrolled women that experienced a preterm birth as registered on the neonatal log-book between ...
Techane Sisay Tuji, Addisu Dabi Wake, Gezahegn Badeg Adere, Aselefu Beka Wedajo, Batu Dekeba Obole, Derartu Tesfaye Jenka, Selamawit T/Birehan Gebriye   +6 more
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Progesterone to prevent spontaneous preterm birth [PDF]

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 2014
Preterm birth is the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide, and its prevention is an important healthcare priority. Preterm parturition is one of the 'great obstetrical syndromes' and is caused by multiple etiologies. One of the mechanisms of disease is the untimely decline in progesterone action, which can present as a ...
Roberto, Romero, Lami, Yeo, Piya, Chaemsaithong, Tinnakorn, Chaiworapongsa, Sonia S, Hassan   +4 more
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The Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure and Cone Conundrum: The Role of Cumulative Excised Depth in Predicting Preterm Birth

American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2022
Objective The objective was to determine factors associated with spontaneous preterm birth at less than 37 weeks in a cohort of patients who underwent a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) or cone prior to pregnancy.
Danielle M. Panelli, Rachel L. Wood, Kevin M. Elias, Whitfield B. Growdon, Anjali J. Kaimal, Sarah Feldman, Thomas F. McElrath   +6 more
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Biochemical Markers as Predictor of Preterm Labor - and Their Clinical Relevance - the Current Status

Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, 2022
Preterm birth is associated with significant perinatal morbidity and mortality. Spontaneous preterm birth accounts for upto 75% of all preterm births. A number of maternal and fetal characteristics have been associated with preterm birth.
Suneeta Singh, Madhusudhan Dey, Sanjay Singh, Shibu Sasidharan   +3 more
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Cervical etiology of spontaneous preterm birth [PDF]

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 2016
The cervix functions as a barrier between the uterus and vagina and keeps the uterus closed until term so that the fetus can develop. For delivery the cervix must soften and dilate, and finally reconstitute to close the uterus. This complex process involves precisely timed activation of molecular and microstructural events.
Joy, Vink, Helen, Feltovich
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Preconceptional folate supplementation and the risk of spontaneous preterm birth: a cohort study.

PLoS Medicine, 2009
BackgroundLow plasma folate concentrations in pregnancy are associated with preterm birth. Here we show an association between preconceptional folate supplementation and the risk of spontaneous preterm birth.Methods and findingsIn a cohort of 34,480 low ...
Radek Bukowski, Fergal D Malone, Flint T Porter, David A Nyberg, Christine H Comstock, Gary D V Hankins, Keith Eddleman, Susan J Gross, Lorraine Dugoff, Sabrina D Craigo, Ilan E Timor-Tritsch, Stephen R Carr, Honor M Wolfe, Mary E D'Alton   +13 more
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Prevention of spontaneous preterm birth

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2019
It is estimated that globally, approximately 13 million preterm infants are born annually and a much higher number of pregnancies are characterized by threatening preterm birth.A proportional inverse correlation between gestational age at delivery and neonatal mortality has been observed which is more prevalent in countries without high standard ...
George Daskalakis, Maria Goya, Vasilios Pergialiotis, Luis Cabero, Ioannis Kyvernitakis, Aris Antsaklis, Birgit Arabin   +6 more
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Association between Iron Supplementation, Dietary Iron Intake and Risk of Moderate Preterm Birth: A Birth Cohort Study in China

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2021
Background: To evaluate the independent and collective effects of maternal iron supplementation and dietary iron intake upon the risk of moderate preterm birth and its subtypes.
Yawen Shao, Baohong Mao, Jie Qiu, Yan Bai, Ru Lin, Xiaochun He, Xiaojuan Lin, Ling Lv, Zhongfeng Tang, Min Zhou, Xiaoying Xu, Bin Yi, Qing Liu   +12 more
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