Premature labour.

Endocrine changes in premature labour.

Plasma oestradiol and progesterone levels in peripheral blood have been studied before and during premature labour of unknown aetiology. Hormones were measured by radio-immunoassay using specific antisera. Levels in patients who delivered prematurely were compared with levels measured serially in 33 primigravidae during normal pregnancy and labour.In 19 out of 25 patients admitted in progressiv...

The premature breech: caesarean section or trial of labour?

Obstetricians face difficult decisions when the interests of fetus and mother conflict. An example is the problem of choosing the delivery method when labour begins prematurely and the fetus is breech. Vaginal delivery involves risks for the breech fetus of brain damage or death caused by umbilical cord compression and head entrapment. Caesarean section might avoid these dangers but involves ri...

Mummified Premature Calf Expelled Long after Its Death in Utero—Missed Labour

Labour productivity losses caused by premature death associated with hepatitis C in Spain

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection places a huge burden on healthcare systems. There is no study assessing the impact of HCV infection on premature deaths in Spain. The aim of this study was to estimate productivity losses because of premature deaths attributable to hepatitis C occurring in Spain during 2007-2011. MATERIALS AND METHODS We use data from several sources (Regi...

Cardiac failure in a hypertensive woman receiving salbutamol for premature labour.