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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Intervention at the border of viability: perspective over a decade.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To investigate prenatal management and outcome of infants born at the border of viability during 2 periods, 2001 to 2003 (late epoch) and 1993 to 1995 (early epoch). DESIGN: Cohort study. SETTING: Single academic, high-risk perinatal ... Read more...

Reproductive outcomes in male childhood cancer survivors: a linked cancer-birth registry analysis.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To compare the risk of reproductive and infant outcomes between male childhood cancer survivors and a population-based comparison group. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Four US regions. PARTICIPANTS: Cancer registries ... Read more...

Pregnancy outcomes in female childhood and adolescent cancer survivors: a linked cancer-birth registry analysis.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To compare birth outcomes among female survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer who subsequently bear children, relative to those of women without a history of cancer. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Four US regions. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Premature Birth'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The global burden of preterm birth. 8 Oct 2009
• Intervention at the border of viability: perspective over a decade. 29 Sep 2009
• Reproductive outcomes in male childhood cancer survivors: a linked cancer-birth registry analysis. 29 Sep 2009
• Pregnancy outcomes in female childhood and adolescent cancer survivors: a linked cancer-birth registry analysis. 29 Sep 2009
• Preterm premature rupture of membranes: does the duration of latency influence perinatal outcomes? 29 Sep 2009
• Multicenter randomized trial of cerclage for preterm birth prevention in high-risk women with shortened midtrimester cervical length. 29 Sep 2009
• Discussion: 'the interleukin-10 gene and cervical insufficiency' by Warren et al. 29 Sep 2009
• Antidepressant use and preterm birth. 29 Sep 2009
• A multicenter, randomized trial of treatment for mild gestational diabetes. 29 Sep 2009
• Maternal catecholamine levels in midpregnancy and risk of preterm delivery. 7 Sep 2009
• Effect of sustained inflation length on establishing functional residual capacity at birth in ventilated premature rabbits. 30 Aug 2009
• The intensive medical care of sick, impaired, and preterm newborns in Israel and the production of vulnerable neonatal subjectivities. 30 Aug 2009
• Polymorphisms in thrombophilia and renin-angiotensin system pathways, preterm delivery, and evidence of placental hemorrhage. 30 Aug 2009
• Obstetric and newborn infant outcomes in human immunodeficiency virus-infected women who receive highly active antiretroviral therapy. 30 Aug 2009
• Prediction of spontaneous preterm birth in asymptomatic twin pregnancies with the use of combined fetal fibronectin and cervical length. 30 Aug 2009
• Diversity in cytokine response to bacteria associated with preterm birth by fetal membranes. 30 Aug 2009
• The negative regulators of the host immune response: an unexplored pathway in preterm birth. 30 Aug 2009
• Beyond white matter damage: fetal neuronal injury in a mouse model of preterm birth. 30 Aug 2009
• Comprehensive amniotic fluid cytokine profile evaluation in women with a short cervix: which cytokine(s) correlates best with outcome? 30 Aug 2009
• Contemporary usage of obstetric magnesium sulfate: indication, contraindication, and relevance of dose. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Premature Birth'

Definition: CHILDBIRTH before 37 weeks of PREGNANCY (259 days from the first day of the mother's last menstrual period, or 245 days after FERTILIZATION).

Descriptor UI: D047928

Alternative terms: Premature Birth; Birth, Premature; Births, Premature; Premature Births; Preterm Birth; Birth, Preterm; Births, Preterm; Preterm Births;

Related Mesh Headings: Infant, Premature;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C13.703.420.491.500;

History Note: 2005; use LABOR, PREMATURE 1995-2004

Technical Notes: check tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE is also available