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  2. Preterm birth - Wikipedia

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    Preterm birth, also known as premature birth, is the birth of a baby at fewer than 37 weeks gestational age, as opposed to full-term delivery at approximately 40 weeks. [1] Extreme preterm [ 2 ] is less than 28 weeks, very early preterm birth is between 28 and 32 weeks, early preterm birth occurs between 32 and 34 weeks, late preterm birth is ...

  3. Antenatal steroid - Wikipedia

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    Antenatal steroids have also been shown to have definite beneficial effect in treating the condition of preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM). [8] Similar to its effects on preterm birth, research evidence suggests that the administration of antenatal steroids to patients with PPROM reduces risks of neonatal mortality, intraventricular hemorrhage and respiratory distress syndrome.

  4. Labor induction - Wikipedia

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    Labor induction is the process or treatment that stimulates childbirth and delivery. Inducing (starting) labor can be accomplished with pharmaceutical or non-pharmaceutical methods. In Western countries, it is estimated that one-quarter of pregnant women have their labor medically induced with drug treatment. [1]

  5. Uterine hyperstimulation - Wikipedia

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    National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health (UK). Induction of Labour. London: RCOG Press; 2008 Jul. (NICE Clinical Guidelines, No. 70.) 8, Complications of induction of labour. Jeroen Bosch Hospital, Department of Obstetrics, et al. “Mechanical Methods for Induction of Labor.” US National Public Library, 18 Oct. 2019.

  6. Bishop score - Wikipedia

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    Bishop score, also Bishop's score or cervix score, is a pre-labor scoring system to assist in predicting whether induction of labor will be required. [1] It has also been used to assess the likelihood of spontaneous preterm delivery. [2]

  7. Atosiban - Wikipedia

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    Atosiban is used to delay birth in adult women who are 24 to 33 weeks pregnant, when they show signs that they may give birth pre-term (prematurely). [4] These signs include regular contractions lasting at least 30 seconds at a rate of at least four every 30 minutes, [4] and dilation of the cervix (the neck of the womb) of 1 to 3 cm and an effacement (a measure of the thinness of the cervix ...

  8. Amnioinfusion - Wikipedia

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    Amnioinfusion is a method in which isotonic fluid is instilled into the uterine cavity.. It was introduced in the 1960s as a means of terminating pregnancy and inducing labor in intrauterine death, but is currently used as a treatment in order to correct fetal heart rate changes caused by umbilical cord compression, indicated by variable decelerations seen on fetal heart rate monitoring.

  9. Fetal fibronectin - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, a negative fFN test is a very strong indicator that preterm birth is not likely to occur within the next 7 days. [5] A 2019 Cochrane Review found that while management based on the results of fFN appeared to reduce preterm birth before 37 weeks, the quality of evidence was low. [7] The test is easily performed and is usually painless.