Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of prophylactic vaginal progesterone in decreasing preterm birth rate and neonatal complications in a high-risk population. Materials and Methods: A randomized, double-blind, placebo- controlled study included 100 high-risk singleton pregnancies( prior preterm birth,short cervix,uterine malformations and large intramural uterine m...

Background: Although preterm delivery and low birth weight (LBW) have been studied in India, findings may not be generalisable to rural areas such as the Marathwada region of Maharashtra state. There is limited information available on maternal and child health indicators from this region. We aimed to present some local estimates of preterm delivery and LBW in the Osmanabad district of Marathwa...

Background: Sugar-sweetened soft drinks have been linked to a number of adverse health outcomes such as high weight gain. Therefore, artificially sweetened soft drinks are often promoted as an alternative. However, the safety of artificial sweeteners has been disputed, and consequences of high intakes of artificial sweeteners for pregnant women have been minimally addressed. Objective: We exami...

Objective—To determine the clinical significance of the presence of amniotic fluid (AF) ‘sludge’ among asymptomatic patients at high-risk for spontaneous preterm delivery. Study design—This retrospective case-control study included 281 patients with (n=66) and without (n=215) AF ‘sludge’, who underwent transvaginal ultrasound between 13 and 29 completed weeks of gestation. Patients with threate...

Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is the most significant source of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in children worldwide, and recent years have seen some tremendous successes with respect to its prevention. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/ AIDS and partners have called for the ‘‘virtual elimination’’ of MTCT—that is, the reduction of the number of new pediatric HIV inf...

objective background: preterm labor, which defines as live-birth delivery before 37 weeks of gestation is a main determinant of neonatal morbidity and mortality around the world. : the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of preterm labor in iran by a meta-analysis study, to be as a final measure for policy makers in this field. materials and methods: in this meta-analysis, the dat...

BACKGROUND Very few studies have investigated the neonatal outcomes after vacuum extraction delivery (VE) in the preterm period and the results of these studies are inconclusive. The objective of this study was to describe the use of VE for preterm delivery in Sweden and to compare rates of neonatal complications after preterm delivery by VE to those found after cesarean section during labor (C...

Preterm birth is defined as birth before the completion of 37 weeks of gestation. The frequency of preterm birth in the United States increased from 10.7% in 1992 to 12.3% in 2003. 1 Preterm births can be categorized as those undertaken because of a specific indication or as spontaneous preterm births. Indicated preterm births occur when a health care provider delivers a baby because of medical...

OBJECTIVES To investigate whether risk factors for preterm (<37 weeks gestation) and early-term birth (37 and 38 weeks gestation) are similar. DESIGN Nationally representative cross-sectional study of births. SETTING France in 2010. PARTICIPANTS Live singleton births (n=14 326). PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES Preterm and early-term birth rates overall and by mode of delivery (sp...