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Management of preterm labor
Hole and Tressler • Management of preterm labor P birth occurs in approximately 10% of pregnancies in the United States. Therefore, it is not only one of the most common obstetric complications, but also one of the most serious. After fetal anomalies, it is the leading cause of perinatal mortality, resulting in 70% of perinatal/neonatal losses. It is also one of the leading contributors to long...
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Preterm labor is defined as the onset of uterine contractions in a woman who has completed less than 37 weeks of pregnancy. It may be due to maternal, placental, fetal, or idiopathic causes, and it is associated with a number of risk factors. Nondrug measures such as bedrest and hydration have been used alone or in combination with drug therapy to treat the disorder. Pharmacologic (tocolytic) a...
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On December 6, 1999, under Public Law 106-129, the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) was reauthorized and renamed the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The law authorizes AHRQ to continue its research on the cost, quality, and outcomes of health care, and expands its role to improve patient safety and address medical errors. This report may be used, in whole or...
متن کاملManagement of preterm labor
Hole and Tressler • Management of preterm labor P birth occurs in approximately 10% of pregnancies in the United States. Therefore, it is not only one of the most common obstetric complications, but also one of the most serious. After fetal anomalies, it is the leading cause of perinatal mortality, resulting in 70% of perinatal/neonatal losses. It is also one of the leading contributors to long...
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Approximately half of the more than 500,000 preterm births each year result from preterm labor. Tocolytic therapy continues to be the focus of treatment of these women. Although a variety of tocolytics are used in clinical practice, magnesium sulfate remains one of the most commonly used agents. Magnesium sulfate has also been the focus of recent research for its potential neuroprotective effec...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0973-614X,0975-1912
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1049