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Cost-effectiveness of fibronectin testing in a triage in women with threatened preterm labor: alleviation of pregnancy outcome by suspending tocolysis in early labor (APOSTEL-I trial)

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2009
Background At present, women with threatened preterm labor before 32 weeks of gestation are, after transfer to a perinatal center, treated with tocolytics and corticosteroids. Many of these women are treated unnecessarily.
Scherjon Sicco A, Lotgering Fred K, van Pampus Maria G, Opmeer Brent C, Kwee Anneke, van Eyck Jim, Duvekot Johannes J, Derks Jan B, Cornette Jérôme, Bolte Annemiek C, Bloemenkamp Kitty WM, Scheepers Hubertina CJ, Porath Martina M, Oudijk Martijn A, Wilms Femke F, Vis Jolande Y, Sollie Krystyna M, Spaanderman Marc EA, Willekes Christine, van der Post Joris AM, Mol Ben   +20 more
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Therapeutic orphans no more: Revisiting the ethical justification for excluding pregnant women from pharmaceutical clinical trials

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract For six decades, pregnant women have been routinely excluded from pharmaceutical clinical trials, a practice rooted in a protectionist ethic that emerged after the thalidomide tragedy. This narrative review examines whether that exclusion remains ethically justifiable, drawing on the obstetric, pharmacological, and bioethical literature ...
Camila Kruger Cabar, Fábio Roberto Cabar   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ultrasound diagnosis in threatened preterm labor in women of young reproductive age [PDF]

, 2017
The features of ultrasound diagnosis in threatened preterm labor in women of young reproductive age. Ultrasound is one of the main and informative diagnostic methods that help to identify signs of threatened preterm labor in women of young reproductive ...
Gulieva, Pervana, Malikova, Samira, Guseynova, Nigyar   +2 more
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Atypical presentation of placental abruption

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
A 25-year-old primigravida with no significant medical history was referred to our department, at 30 weeksÂ' gestation, for threatened preterm labor. On general examination, the patient was afebrile with normal vital signs.
Mounir Moukit, Jaouad Kouach
doaj   +1 more source

Transplacental Flecainide and/or Digoxin for Fetal Tachyarrhythmias: Therapeutic Efficacy and Clinical Experience

Prenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the efficacy and safety of transplacental flecainide and/or digoxin for fetal tachyarrhythmias when sotalol is unavailable. Method We evaluated transplacental flecainide, digoxin, or combination therapy in a retrospective and prospective cohort across two Thai tertiary centers.
Mukpradab Darakamas, Sanitra Anuwutnavin, Fuanglada Tongprasert, Wisit Chankhunaphas, Kanyarat Nilto, Supaluck Kanjanauthai, Jarupim Soongswang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Relaxation-Focused Nursing Care in Women in Preterm Labor

, 2021
Background: Threatened preterm labor is a common problem that causes women to be hospitalized. During this period, physical problems such as a decrease in muscle functions, edema and pain, and psychological problems such as anxiety and stress may develop.
BEKTAŞ, MURAT, Mete, Samiye, ÖZBERK, HÜLYA   +2 more
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Uterine Artery Doppler Ultrasound Measurement of Preterm Labor in Pregnant Women with Threatened Preterm Labor

Scholars International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2023
Introduction: One of the most common causes of hospitalisation during pregnancy is preterm labour. Nearly one-fifth of women hospitalised for preterm labour. The frequency of preterm births is about 12%–13% in the USA and 5%–9% in many other developed countries. One of the main causes of preterm delivery is preterm premature rupture of membranes, while
Mahnaz Syed, Mohammed Ziaur Rahman, Syed Tasnuv Sami   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Differences in Risk Factors for Severe Preeclampsia and HELLP Syndrome in Singleton Versus Twin Pregnancies: A Population‐Based Cohort Study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine whether the associations between pre‐pregnancy risk factors and severe preeclampsia/eclampsia (SPE) and/or HELLP syndrome differ between singleton and twin pregnancies. Design A population‐based retrospective cohort study. Setting British Columbia (BC), Canada.
Mackenzie Campbell, Johanna Koegl, Jeffrey N. Bone, Sofia Nicolls, Janet Lyons, Chantal Mayer, Kenneth I Lim, Julie Van Schalkwyk, K. S. Joseph, Sarka Lisonkova, the ORQA group, A. Christoffersen‐Deb, S. Derikvand, S. John, L. Richter, M. Rougerie, Y. Sabr, M. Vidler   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward a Politics of (In)Fertility: Reproductive Debility in Africa

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sub‐Saharan Africa has some of the highest estimated rates of infertility or involuntary childlessness in the world, leading epidemiologists to refer to parts of the region as the “infertility belt.” The medicalization of infertility and the situating of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) as the treatment for infertility have siphoned ...
Tessa Moll
wiley   +1 more source

Atrial Fibrillation as a Rare Complication of the Use of Nifedipine as a Tocolytic Agent: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2018
Calcium channel blockers are commonly used tocolytic agents on Labor and Delivery units worldwide as part of the management of preterm labor. Despite their overall reassuring safety profile, rare cardiovascular complications have been reported.
Nikolina P. Docheva, Emily D. Slutsky, Roger Sandelin, James W. Van Hook   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source