BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between history of induced abortion and preterm delivery in various parts of Europe, and according to the main cause of preterm birth. METHODS We used data from a case-control survey, the EUROPOP study; 2938 preterm births and 4781 controls at term from ten European countries were included. Based on national statistics...

Introduction Ultrasound in labour (intrapartum ultrasound) has come to the fore in the last decade stemming from both an increased desire for a reliable method of labour assessment coupled with increased availability of ultrasound on the delivery suite. The use of ultrasound in the delivery suite currently is predominantly for presentation, amniotic fluid and fetal heart assessment, but there i...

preterm contraction of uterus is a main cause of miscarriages and preterm labour. euphorbia known as ferphion in iranian traditional medicine texts like al-hawi, is reported for prevention of preterm labour. therefore, the objective of this research was to investigate the effect of euphorbia spinidens bornm. ex prokh. on motility of rat uterus. uterine horns were isolated form non-pregnant fema...

Preterm delivery (PTD), defined as birth before 37 completed weeks of gestation, is the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. Evaluation of the cervical morphology and biometry with transvaginal ultrasonography at 16-24 weeks of gestation is a useful tool to predict the risk of preterm birth in low- and high-risk singleton pregnancies. For instance, a sonographic cervical length (...

Choosing the safest method of delivery and preventing preterm labour are obstetric challenges in reducing the number of preterm births and improving outcomes for mother and baby. Optimal route of delivery for preterm vertex neonates has been a controversial topic in the obstetric and neonatal community for decades and continues to be debated. We reviewed 22 studies, most of which have been publ...

The risk of cerebral palsy (CP) is inversely correlated with gestational age at birth [1]. CP is accompanied with life-long consequences for the child, its family and society as a whole. Metaanalyses have indicated that magnesium sulphate may be neuroprotective for the preterm infant, when the drug is given to women at high risk of preterm birth [2,3]. However, this was recently questioned by a...

BACKGROUND Guidelines recommend that, in the absence of compelling medical indications (low risk) elective caesarean section should occur after 38 completed weeks gestation. However, implementation of these guidelines will mean some women go into labour before the planned date resulting in an intrapartum caesarean section. The aim of this study was to determine the rate at which low-risk women ...

Method: This was a retrospective study of the pregnancy outcome of 299 women who underwent invasive prenatal diagnosis by using amniocentesis at 14 weeks of gestation, amniocentesis at ≥15 weeks of gestation and chorionic villous sampling. We compared the pregnancy outcomes and the complications in the 3 groups by using the Pearson’s χ2 test or the Fisher’s exact test. Results: There was no sig...