Vaginal Micronized Natural Progesterone Treatment and Reduced Risk of Recurrent Preterm Birth
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Preterm birth (PTB) is defined as birth before 37 completed weeks of gestation, which occurs in approximately 10% of all pregnancies [1]. PTB causes about 70% of all neonatal deaths of nonanomalous infants, as well as neonatal morbidities including respiratory distress syndrome, intraventricular hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and long-term complications such as cerebral palsy [2,3]. The PTB rate has risen worldwide, and in South Korea, the PTB rate has also risen from 4.3% in 1995 to 10% in 2003 [1,4]. There are many known risk factors for PTB, but one of the most VAGINAL MICRONIZED NATURAL PROGESTERONE TREATMENT AND REDUCED RISK OF RECURRENT PRETERM BIRTH
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تاریخ انتشار 2012