Article: Embryo-fetal toxicity signals for 17[alpha]-hydroxyprogesterone caproate in high-risk pregnancies: A review of the non-clinical literature for embryo-fetal toxicity with progestins

Article: Studies back progesterone injections to prevent preterm birth.(Women's Health)
Family Practice News;  October 1, 2005 ;     556 words ......the use of progesterone to prevent preterm birth, Steve Caritis, M.D., said at a meeting...shown convincingly to prevent recurrent preterm birth, he said. The American College of Obstetricians...progesterone may be used to help prevent preterm birth but should be restricted to ...

Article: Neighborhood deprivation and preterm birth in Plymouth, UK
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: Epidemiology of preterm birth and its clinical subtypes
Journal of Maternal - Fetal & Neonatal Medicine;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Abstract Preterm birth (<37 weeks) complicates 12.5...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: Obstetrician-gynecologists' knowledge of preterm birth frequency and risk factors
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: Primiparity: An 'intermediate' risk group for spontaneous and medically indicated preterm birth
Journal of Maternal - Fetal & Neonatal Medicine;  August 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......pregnancy are at 'unknown' risk for preterm birth. We hypothesized that such women may be at an increased risk for preterm birth in comparison to those with a...births (N = 154 810). We compared preterm birth (<37 weeks) rates among women...

Article: In Hispanic Women, Genetic Variations Linked to Spontaneous Preterm Birth.
M2 Presswire;  March 19, 2007 ;     496 words ......Genetic Variations Linked to Spontaneous Preterm Birth(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE...variants are linked to spontaneous preterm birth, according to abstracts presented by...Conference in Reno, Nevada on March 16. Preterm birth is a major cause of illness and death...

Article: Pre-pregnancy antibiotics do not prevent preterm birth, study shows.
Anti-Infectives Week;  March 1, 2004 ;     468 words ......treatment before pregnancy did not prevent preterm birth among women who had had a previous...Antibiotics to Prevent Spontaneous Preterm Birth (SPTB): A Randomized Trial, by William...treatment before pregnancy would prevent preterm birth among women at high risk because of...

Article: Preterm Birth Rate Not Likely to Fall Anytime Soon.
OB GYN News;  May 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......lack of success in preventing preterm birth over the past 20 years really...basic underlying biology of preterm birth isn't yet understood. Until...'s not realistic to expect the preterm birth rate to fall, observed Dr. Gibbs...

Article: Preterm birth foreshadowed by more intense vaginal bleeding during pregnancy.
Life Science Weekly;  September 14, 2004 ;     404 words ......bleeding during pregnancy is linked with preterm birth, particularly in white women, a recent...vaginal bleeding during pregnancy and preterm birth in a prospective cohort of 2,829 pregnant...association between vaginal bleeding and preterm birth was modest (risk ratio (RR)=1.3, 95...

Article: Pre-Pregnancy Antibiotics Do Not Prevent Preterm Birth, Researchers Say.
PR Newswire;  February 5, 2004 ;     690 words ......treatment before pregnancy did not prevent preterm birth among women who had had a previous...Antibiotics to Prevent Spontaneous Preterm Birth (SPTB): A Randomized Trial, by William...treatment before pregnancy would prevent preterm birth among women at high risk because of...

Article: Area-level poverty and preterm birth risk: a population-based multilevel analysis.(Research article)(Report)
BMC Public Health;  September 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Mario Schootman [2,3] Background Preterm birth is a major public health burden whose...prevalence continues to rise. The rate of preterm birth in the U.S. is 12.7%, the highest rate...burden of caring for infant survivors of preterm birth is substantial, with a lower-end estimate...

Article: A vast array of factors contribute to preterm birth.
Biotech Business Week;  February 16, 2004 ;     461 words ......A vast array of factors contribute to preterm birth. In 2001 the United States incidence of preterm birth was 11.9%, the highest level observed in over 2 decades [1]. The incidence of preterm birth has not changed appreciably in over 20...

Article: Preterm birth tied to more deaths
Daily Breeze;  October 2, 2006 ;     345 words ......than previously thought. In the past, "preterm birth" has been the listed cause of death...underdeveloped lungs. "This brings preterm birth, as a cause of death, to the kind of...before they reach their first birthday. "Preterm birth" generally describes infants who are...

Article: Gene Linked to Preterm Birth Among Hispanic Women.
M2 Presswire;  February 4, 2008 ;     547 words ......2008-Yale University: Gene Linked to Preterm Birth Among Hispanic Women(C)1994-2008 M2...found that the gene ENPP1 is linked to preterm birth and low birth weight among Hispanic...overwhelmed or short-circuited, leading to preterm birth. Some women, especially African-American...