Inflammatory biomarkers and spontaneous preterm birth among obese women
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Biochemical Markers of Spontaneous Preterm Birth in Asymptomatic Women
Preterm birth is a delivery that occurs at less than 37 completed weeks of gestation and it is associated with perinatal morbidity and mortality. Spontaneous preterm birth accounts for up to 75% of all preterm births. A number of maternal or fetal characteristics have been associated with preterm birth, but the use of individual or group biochemical markers have advanced some of the understandi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1476-7058,1476-4954
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2015.1124083