Correspondence: Dr. Roxana Elena Bohîlţea e-mail: r.bohiltea@ yahoo.com Premature rupture of fetal membranes is associated with a substantial fetal morbidity and mortality. Immediate actions that can improve the future neonatal outcome are the administration of antenatal corticosteroid therapy, infection prophylaxis, tocolytic drugs and insurance of an appropriate neonatal nursery level. One of...

by Bonica of ‘acute pain is a complex constellation of unpleasant sensory, perceptual, and emotional experiences and certain associated autonomic, psychological, emotional, and behavioural responses’. Therefore with logical consequence, the definition of analgesia for labour pain is equally as complex. In our study, we attempted to evaluate the complexity of pain and analgesia focusing on a pro...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the effects of nifedipine and ritodrine treatment on fetomaternal blood flow parameters in women with preterm labor. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty women with gestational age between 24 and 36 weeks admitted to the obstetrics clinic for preterm labor were enrolled in this study. Patients were randomly assigned to receive either nifedi...

Background: Preterm birth occurs in 5-10% of all pregnancies, leading to an estimated 13 million preterm births worldwide. The goal managing spontaneous labour is minimise perinatal morbidity and mortality while preserving maternal health. Improved outcomes are associated with administration a full course corticosteroids aid fetal pulmonary maturation timely utero transfer specialist unit where...

Approximately half of the more than 500,000 preterm births each year result from preterm labor. Tocolytic therapy continues to be the focus of treatment of these women. Although a variety of tocolytics are used in clinical practice, magnesium sulfate remains one of the most commonly used agents. Magnesium sulfate has also been the focus of recent research for its potential neuroprotective effec...

BACKGROUND Preterm birth is the major cause of perinatal mortality and morbidity in the developed world. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to establish the importance of preterm birth and the huge healthcare costs involved and review the pathophysiology of preterm labor and the use of antepartum glucocorticoids, which are the main reason why tocolytics are used to prevent or delay preterm b...

OBJECTIVES To compare the tocolytic efficacy of Nifedipine and Ritodrine, their adverse effects and neonatal outcome. DESIGN Prospective randomized trial. METHODS One hundred twenty women with clinical features of preterm labor fulfilling designated inclusion and exclusion criteria were enrolled in the study. They were allocated to either nifedipine group or Ritodrine group by using simple ...