Background Preterm birth is the most important factor in neonatal morbidity and mortality. In the case of pregnancy with assisted reproductive technology (ART) we have more percentage of multiple pregnancies which is a strong reason for preterm birth and low birth weight so suggested that ART can affect neonatal outcomes. In this article we searched about neonatal outcomes in ART pregnancies. M...

Preterm birth is the most important cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide and ranks among the top 10 of global causes of burden of disease. Since treatment of threatened preterm delivery has limited effectiveness, the focus is on primary and secondary prevention. Identification of risk indicators in early pregnancy provides the opportunity for preventive measures. To determine th...

BACKGROUND Preterm birth is an important cause of death and developmental disorder in neonates. Vitamin D deficiency has been shown to regulate body inflammatory factor levels that stimulate elevation of uterine contraction hormones, such as prostaglandin, thus causing preterm birth. However, current observations regarding the relationship between vitamin D and preterm birth are inconsistent. W...

While the preterm neonate continues to benefit from improved perinatal care, the rate of preterm birth in the United States remains significant. An increasing body of scientific literature has demonstrated the benefits of maternal progesterone administration in reducing primary and recurrent preterm birth. Intramuscular hydroxyprogesterone caproate is indicated in singleton pregnancies in women...

Numerous reports have examined the relationship between sonographically determined cervical length and spontaneous preterm birth. Moreover, large screening studies have consistently demonstrated that the shorter the cervical length, the higher the rate of spontaneous preterm delivery. However, the sensitivity and positive predictive value of the cervical length for detecting preterm birth were ...

Preterm birth is the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide, and is the most important challenge to modern obstetrics. A major obstacle has been that preterm birth is treated (implicitly or explicitly) as a single condition. Two thirds of preterm births occur after the spontaneous onset of labor, and the remaining one third after "indicated" preterm birth; however, the cau...

Morken Nils-Halvdan. 2008. PUBLIC HEALTH ASPECTS OF PRETERM BIRTH Studies using Scandinavian population-based data. Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. Background: Preterm birth is an unresolved serious global health problem, research on which must be multi-disciplinary, with assessment of ...

Introduction Preterm birth is defined as gestational age at birth of less than 37 completed weeks or 259 days. The lower limit varies in different countries: as per WHO the lower limit is 22 weeks and 500 grams. Preterm infant is further classified into three main categories: late preterm infant (infant born between 34-36 weeks), moderately preterm infant (infant born between 32-34 completed we...