Article: Obstetric history, not ultrasound, should guide cerclage decisions.(Women's Health)

Article: Dilation and history both predict preterm ...
Family Practice News;  April 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... predictive of preterm birth in women admitted ... preterm labor, but obstetric history also contributed ... interaction between obstetric history and cervical ... with a previous preterm birth had the highest ... Within each obstetric history cohort, ...

Article: Occupational factors don't raise risk of recurrent preterm ...
OB GYN News;  May 15, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... The risk of preterm birth is not increased by ... interview regarding their obstetric history, their socioeconomic ... demanding work and preterm birth, while others have ... experienced a recurrent preterm birth, defined as a birth ...

Article: Use of antenatal corticosteroids prior to preterm ...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth;  October 16, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... treatment for women at risk of very preterm birth before 34 weeks gestation is ... their sociodemographics and obstetric history, the type, amount and reason ... they were considered at risk of preterm birth (Table 2). Table 2 caption ...

Article: Epidemiology of preterm birth and its clinical ...
Journal of Maternal - Fetal & Neonatal Medicine;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Abstract Preterm birth (<37 weeks) complicates ... the recent temporal increase in preterm birth, efforts to understand the problem ... of the etiologic heterogeneity of preterm birth as well as the heterogeneity in ...

Article: Neighborhood deprivation and preterm birth in ...
Journal of Maternal - Fetal & Neonatal Medicine;  February 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... between neighborhood deprivation and the preterm birth rate in Plymouth, UK, using routinely ... between neighborhood deprivation and the preterm birth rate. Areas (n = 43) were classified ... Results. The incidence of singleton preterm birth was 5.3% (95% confidence interval ...

Article: Obstetrician-gynecologists' knowledge of preterm ...
Journal of Maternal - Fetal & Neonatal Medicine;  December 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... obstetrician-gynecologists' knowledge of preterm birth, including prevalence, risk factors ... respondents were familiar with basic preterm birth prevalence rates. However, 21% underestimated ... with presumptive preterm labor in whom preterm birth will not occur. The majority (55 ...

Article: Brain malformations significantly associated with preterm ...
NewsRx Science;  July 26, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... whether there is an association between preterm birth and brain malformations. In a study ... between congenital brain defects and preterm birth, leading investigators to believe ... brain malformations may be causing preterm birth and providing a possible study path ...