Preterm birth

Preterm birth contributes significatively to maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. This is demonstrated by different reports, systematic reviews meta-analyses and other studies.

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• Preterm Birth. Interventions. (Results of systematic reviews). Byrne B, Morrison J. Clin Evid 2004;12:2032–2051. (Available at: http://www.clinicalevidence.com/ceweb/conditionpdf/1404.pdf).
• Medico-Legal Controversies in the Management of Preterm Labor: "Off Label" Medicines. Shah S. Director of Pharmaceutical Consultancy. Epalan Limited. London, England. (Available at: http://www.oblink.com/display.asp?page=PresentationTranscript_shah_COGI2005).
• Pathophysiology of adverse events with tocolytics. Director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, Magee-Women's Hospital. (Available at : http://www.oblink.com/display.asp?page=/PTL2004_Caritis_intro.htm).
• Respiratory distress syndrome in near-term babies after caesarean section. Roth-Kleinera M, Wagnera BP, Bachmanna D, Pfenningerat J. Swiss Med Wkly 2003;133:283–288.
• Prevention of Recurrent Preterm Delivery by 17 Alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate. Meis P, Klebanoff M, Thom E, Dombrowski M, Sibai B, Moawad A, Spong C, Hauth J, Miodovnik M. Varner M, Leveno K, Caritis S, Iams J, Wapner R, Conway D, O'Sullivan M, Carpenter M, Mercer B, Ramin S, Thorp J, Peaceman A, Gabbe S. N Engl J Med. 2003 Jun 12; 348(24);2379-85
• PRETERM BIRTH AND PRETERM INFANT. A clinical study on certain etiological and diagnostic factors, and the outcome of infant. Kurkinen-Räty M. Academic Dissertation, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Oulu, Finland. December 15th, 2000.(Disponible en: http://herkules.oulu.fi/isbn9514258266/).