To learn more about preterm birth and associated risk factors, the signs and symptoms of preterm labor, as well as more information about the important developments during the last weeks of a full ...

The ACOG offers this list of common risk factors for preterm labor: Having had preterm labor in this or a previous pregnancy. Smoking cigarettes or using cocaine.

A simple blood test can now detect fetal genetic problems and even cancers. AI analysis of DNA can predict other things, like preeclampsia.

This article reviews risk factors for preterm delivery, with special attention to previous preterm birth and a short cervix. Strategies for minimizing the risk of preterm birth among high-risk wome ...

The tocolytic agent 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17OHPC) is relatively ineffective, exerting minimal activity on the uterus except for the subset of women with prior history of preterm ...

To evaluate whether second trimester pregnancy termination with dilation and evacuation (D&E) vs induction of labor (IOL) affects subsequent risk of preterm birth. Our cohort was a retrospective ...

Silent, undetected infections and inflammation are major risk factors for preterm labor and birth, says SMFM member Roberto Romero, MD, Chief of the Perinatology Research Branch at the National ...

Scientists have found that an antibiotic, currently used to treat infections linked to incidences of premature births, does not help reduce the risk of preterm labor.

First, the researchers identified the clinical risk factors for preterm labor by analyzing individual participant data from five European prospective cohort studies, including 1,783 pregnant ...

After all, Gaudilliere says, the end goal is to do more than find new risk factors; the aim is to come up with therapies that target the different causes of preterm labor.

The annual March of Dimes report found preterm births increased in 2021, indicating more efforts are needed toward access to equitable prenatal care.