Effectiveness of progesterone for prevention of preterm birth varies with BMI
1. Among women taking 17 hydroxyprogesterone caproate (progesterone) injections, only those with BMI ≤30 kg/m2 were less likely to experience ...
Tag: preterm birth
Preterm birth associated with decreased fertility
1. Women who were born at <34 weeks gestation had decreased fecundability. 2. The cumulative probability of conception within 12 ...
Maternal vitamin D deficiency associated with preterm birth
1. Maternal serum vitamin D levels ≤ 20 weeks gestation were inversely associated with incidence of preterm birth. 2. A ...
Moderate and late preterm birth increases cerebral palsy risk
1. Resuscitation at birth, antibiotic treatment during the first hospitalization, small for gestational age (SGA), 1-minute Apgar score <7, and ...
Cerclage prevents recurrent preterm birth in women with short cervix [Classics Series]
1. In women with a history of prior preterm birth less and midtrimester cervical length <25mm, cerclage reduced perinatal morbidity ...
Cervical conization may double risk of preterm birth
1. Preterm birth rates were twice as high in woman with prior cervical conization among ongoing IVF singleton and twin ...
Progesterone injections for short cervix do not reduce preterm birth
1. Women randomized to the treatment with progesterone (17-OHP-C) had a similar incidence of preterm birth compared with women in ...
Progesterone injections reduce recurrent preterm birth [Classics Series]
1. In women with a history of preterm birth, weekly progesterone injections reduced the risk of delivery prior to 37, ...
