Vaginal fetal fibronectin measurements from 8 to 22 weeks' gestation and subsequent spontaneous preterm birth

Article Abstract:

High levels of fetal fibronectin in a pregnant woman's vagina is a risk factor for premature birth, according to a study of 13,360 women. Fetal fibronectin is a protein produced by the fetus.

Health aspects, Fibronectins

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Prevention of recurrent preterm delivery by 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate

Article Abstract:

Weekly injections of a hormone called 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate can lower the risk of premature birth in pregnant women with a previous premature birth. This was the conclusion of a study of 463 pregnant women. The newborn babies of women who received the injections were also less likely to have necrotizing enterocolitis, brain hemorrhage, or the need for oxygen at birth.

Evaluation, Prevention, Hydroxyprogesterone

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The Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Cesarean Registry: Safety and efficacy of a trial of labor in preterm pregnancy after a prior cesarean delivery

Article Abstract:

The success rates of vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) delivery, uterine rupture and major maternal/perinatal outcomes are compared between women, with previous cesarean deliveries undergoing trial of labor (TOL) with preterm and term pregnancies, and also maternal and neonatal morbidities in women with preterm pregnancies undergoing a TOL versus repeat cesarean delivery without labor (RCD). The likelihood of VBAC success after TOL in preterm pregnancies is comparable to term gestations, with a lower risk of uterine rupture, and perinatal outcomes are similar with preterm TOL and RCD.

United States, Science & research, Research, Physiological aspects, Prognosis, Premature labor, Uterus, Vaginal birth after cesarean, Uterine perforation, Premature labour

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