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Article: Medicolegal issues in preterm birth of multiples.(Obstetrics)
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- OB GYN News
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- March 1, 2006
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KAILUA KONA, HAWAII -- An important step in detecting preterm labor in a multifetal pregnancy is to increase the patient's awareness of contractions and pelvic pressure and the need to report these symptoms, Dr. Michael A. Belfort said.
Most women who are pregnant for the first time don't know what contractions feel like or what to do if they get them. Spend time describing the sensations and instruct the patient about who to call, he said at a conference on obstetrics, gynecology, perinatal medicine, neonatology, and the law.
Dr. Belfort, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, said medicolegal issues related to ...