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  2. Preterm birth - Wikipedia

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    Deaths. 805,800 [ 7 ] 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 ...

  3. Prelabor rupture of membranes - Wikipedia

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    About 30% of all preterm deliveries (before 37 weeks) are complicated by PPROM, and rupture of membranes before viability (before 24 weeks) occurs in less than 1% of all pregnancies. [11] Since there are significantly fewer preterm deliveries than term deliveries, the number of PPROM cases make up only about 5% of all cases of PROM. [9]

  4. Fern test - Wikipedia

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    Fern test. The fern test is a medical laboratory test used in obstetrics and gynecology. The name refers to the detection of a characteristic " fern like" pattern of vaginal secretions when a specimen is allowed to dry on a glass slide and is viewed under a low-power microscope. The fern test is most commonly used to provide evidence of the ...

  5. Postterm pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    The management of labor and delivery may vary depending on the gestational age. It is common to encounter the following terms when describing different time periods of pregnancy. [4] Postterm – ≥ 42 weeks + 0 days of gestation (> 293 days from the first day of last menstrual period, or > 13 days from the estimated due date)

  6. Tocolytic - Wikipedia

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    Tocolytics are used in preterm labor, which refers to when a baby is born too early before 37 weeks of pregnancy. As preterm birth represents one of the leading causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality, the goal is to prevent neonatal morbidity and mortality through delaying delivery and increasing gestational age by gaining more time for other management strategies like corticosteroids ...

  7. Childbirth - Wikipedia

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    Childbirth, also known as labour, parturition and delivery, is the completion of pregnancy where one or more babies exits the internal environment of the mother via vaginal delivery or caesarean section. [7] In 2019, there were about 140.11 million human births globally. [9] In the developed countries, most deliveries occur in hospitals, [10 ...

  8. Circumvallate placenta - Wikipedia

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    Obstetrics. Circumvallate placenta is a rare condition affecting about 1-2% of pregnancies, in which the amnion and chorion fetal membranes essentially "double back" on the fetal side around the edges of the placenta. [1] After delivery, a circumvallate placenta has a thick ring of membranes on its fetal surface. [2]

  9. Heat Waves And Poor Air Quality Are Causing Babies To ... - AOL

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    Raising The Heat Alarm. The early arrival of a baby before the 37th week of gestation is one of the leading causes of infant mortality, and is linked to a range of health problems for surviving ...