Preterm Birth: An Overview of Risk Factors and Obstetrical Management

Autor/inn/en	Stewart, Amanda; Graham, Ernest
Titel	Preterm Birth: An Overview of Risk Factors and Obstetrical Management
Quelle	In: Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 16 (2010) 4, S.285-288 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1940-5510
DOI	10.1002/ddrr.124
Schlagwörter	Public Health; Pregnancy; Premature Infants; At Risk Persons; Neonates; Mothers; Smoking; Racial Differences; African Americans; Drug Therapy; Prevention; Intervention; Infant Mortality; Diseases + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitswesen; Schwangerschaft; Frühgeburt; Risikogruppe; Neugeborenes Kind; Mother; Mutter; Rauchen; Rassenunterschied; Afroamerikaner; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Kindersterblichkeit; Disease; Krankheit
Abstract	Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal mortality and a major public health concern. Risk factors for preterm birth include a history of preterm birth, short cervix, infection, short interpregnancy interval, smoking, and African-American race. The use of progesterone therapy to treat mothers at risk for preterm delivery is becoming more widespread. Tocolytics may not prevent preterm birth but have a role in prolonging pregnancy for administration of medications to benefit the preterm infant. These include antenatal steroids and, if indicated, magnesium sulfate for neuroprotection and intravenous antibiotics for Group B Streptococcus prophylaxis. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10