The preterm birth rate in the USA is nearing 13%. The recent rise has been attributed to increased indicated preterm births and multiple births following artificial conceptions. There are few ...

Closely reviewing a woman’s medical records may also help pinpoint the cause of a past preterm birth. When you go into labor and whether you have any complications during labor will determine what ...

The study involved 755 women with threatened premature labor (TPL) between 30 and 34 weeks of pregnancy, half of whom ...

or premature, labor. A normal pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks after the first day of the last period (38 weeks after fertilization). The danger of preterm labor is that it will lead to the birth of ...

The contraction inhibitor atosiban prolonged labor in cases of threatened preterm birth beyond 30 weeks’ gestation but did not improve neonatal outcomes compared with placebo, researchers ...

The contraction inhibitor atosiban prolonged labor in cases of threatened preterm birth beyond 30 weeks’ gestation but did not improve neonatal outcomes compared with placebo, researchers ...

Women's Health. 2008;4(6):625-638. Usage of tocolytics in Europe probably varies from that of the USA. Europeans more often employ the use of tractocile (atosiban), which is an oxytocin receptor ...