Preterm Labor

Protracted Labor

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Staphylococcal aureus infections

Staphylococcal aureus infections represent an enormous burden to public health systems. Traditionally restricted to the hospital setting as nosocomial infections, highly virulent strains have recently...

FDA Limits Magnesium to Prevent Preterm Labor

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA today advised clinicians not to give pregnant women magnesium sulfate to prevent preterm labor for more than 5 to 7 days because it may harm developing fetal bones.

Maternal Obesity and Risk of Preterm Delivery Maternal Obesity and Risk of Preterm Delivery

ImportancePreterm birth is a leading cause of infant mortality, morbidity, and long-term disability, and these risks increase with decreasing gestational age. Obesity increases the risk of preterm del...

CHMP Says Yes to Generic Atosiban for Preterm Labor

Atosiban SUN, a generic of Tractocile, is intended for the delay of imminent preterm birth in pregnant women. International Approvals

Learning More About Magnesium Use In Preterm Labor Offers Promise For Inflammatory Diseases

Magnesium sulfate is given to many pregnant women to treat preterm labor and preeclampsia and was recently shown to prevent cerebral palsy; however little is known about how it works. Researchers at C...

Preterm labor powerhouse therapy offers promise for inflammatory diseases

(Case Western Reserve University) Magnesium sulfate is given to many pregnant women to treat preterm labor and preeclampsia and was recently shown to prevent cerebral palsy; however little is known ab...

T regulatory cells: regulating both term and preterm labor?

Term and preterm labor: decreased suppressive activity and changes in composition of the regulatory T-cell pool

NIH study shows drug fails to prevent preterm birth in high risk group

A formulation of the hormone progesterone, shown to be effective in women at risk for another preterm birth because they had a prior preterm birth, was not found to be effective in preventing preterm...

Comment on: Guidelines for the management of spontaneous preterm labor: identification of spontaneous preterm labor, diagnosis of preterm premature rupture of membranes, and preventive tools for preterm birth.

Late pregnancy associated plasma protein A levels decrease in preterm labor.

Objective. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate late, 'at admission', Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) levels as a predictor of preterm birth in women with complaints of pre...

Low maternal serum matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 concentrations are associated with preterm labor and fetal inflammatory response.

Abstract Objectives: To assess the relationship between maternal and umbilical serum concentrations of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)-2,8,9, the soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (...

Comment and reply on: Guidelines for the management of spontaneous preterm labor: identification of spontaneous preterm labor, diagnosis of preterm premature rupture of membranes, and preventive tools for preterm birth.

Obstetrical Intervention and the Singleton Preterm Birth Rate in the United States from 1991-2006.

Objectives. We examined the relationship between obstetrical intervention and preterm birth in the United States between 1991 and 2006. Methods. We assessed changes in preterm birth, cesarean delivery...