Atosiban in the Management of Preterm Labour
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Atosiban – A Specific Evolution for the Management of Preterm Labour
Risk factors. The presence of ‘risk factors’ in the woman’s history could theoretically be used to select a group of women for treatment.. Probably the most efficient risk factor known is a previous preterm birth, which is associated with about a three-fold increase in the risk of a further preterm delivery1. However, this only raises the risk to about 30% and is not applicable to nulliparae. I...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine Insights: Women's Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1179-562X,1179-562X
DOI: 10.4137/cmwh.s5125