Predicting preterm birth

Predicting preterm birth: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to compare the cost-effectiveness of 9 strategies for the management of threatened preterm labor. STUDY DESIGN We derived 6 management options from the literature. These were (1) to treat all women with tocolytics and corticosteroids ("treat all"); (2) to treat all women while awaiting results of the "traditional" fetal fibronectin test results, then ...

Predicting Preterm Birth Based on Maternal and Fetal Data

Preterm birth is “a birth which takes place after at least 20, but less than 37, completed weeks of gestation. This includes both live births, and stillbirths” [15]. Preterm birth may cause problems such as perinatal mortality, serious neonatal morbidity and moderate to severe childhood disability. Between 6-10% of all births in Western countries are preterm and preterm deaths are the cause for...

Predicting preeclampsia from a history of preterm birth

OBJECTIVE To assess whether women with a history of preterm birth, independent on the presence of prelabour rupture of the membranes (PROM) and growth deviation of the newborn, are more likely to develop preeclampsia with preterm or preterm birth in a subsequent pregnancy. METHODS We conducted a population-based cohort study, based on Medical Birth Registry of Norway between 1967 and 2012, in...

Preterm birth

Inflammation and preterm birth.

Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Although the underlying causes of pregnancy-associated complication are numerous, it is well established that infection and inflammation represent a highly significant risk factor in preterm birth. However, despite the clinical and public health significance, infectious agents, molecular trigger(s), and immune pathways unde...