The danger of preterm labor is that it will lead to the birth of a baby that has not fully developed, and therefore has a high risk of complications. About 10% of all pregnancies result in ...

The global preterm births and prom testing market is witnessing steady growth, driven by rising awareness around maternal-fetal health, technological advancements in diagnostic testing, and increasing ...

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 ...

Harrison County Hospital's labor and delivery services closed in April due to staffing shortages, declining birth rates, and ...

possibly leading to preterm labor. The small community hospital didn’t have the resources to support the preterm birth. And so the frantic two-hour drive began. O’Neil was taken to a larger ...

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 ...

Instrumental or operative vaginal deliveries involve the use of a vacuum device or forceps to expedite the second stage of labor due to maternal or neonatal indications. When not performed correctly, ...

A cheap, non-invasive test using cell-free DNA (cfDNA) collected during standard early pregnancy testing may be used to predict preterm birth (PTB) risk, according to a recent study published in PLOS ...

001). According to the study authors, Samson Nivins, PhD, Nelly Padilla, PhD, Hedvig Kvanta, PhD, and Ulrika Ådén, PhD, preterm birth (<37 weeks' gestational age) is a leading cause of child morbidity ...

1 The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 3 Coronel Institute, Netherlands Center for Occupational ...