Ronald Wapner,Alan H Jobe
Ronald Wapner
There is no controversy that women at risk of preterm delivery before 32 to 34 weeks' gestational age should be treated with antenatal steroids. Three recent meta-analyses by the Cochrane Collaboration on the benefits of antenatal steroids,...
What we have here is a failure to communicate: obstacles to optimal care for preterm birth [0.03%]
沟通不畅：早产优化治疗的障碍
Jay D Iams,Edward F Donovan,Barbara Rose et al.
Jay D Iams et al.
Obstetricians and pediatricians share the common goal of a healthy beginning for every baby, mother, and family. This article asserts that miscommunication between the specialties, fostered by separate definitions, metrics, and outcomes, is...
Morbidity and mortality in late preterm and early term newborns: a continuum [0.03%]
晚期早产儿和早期足月新生儿的疾病与死亡：一个连续体
William A Engle
William A Engle
Late preterm and early term infants are at higher risk for short-term and long-term morbidities and mortality than term infants. Such outcomes are influenced by many factors, the strongest of which is gestational age. Counseling and educati...
Marlyse F Haward,Nancy W Kirshenbaum,Deborah E Campbell
Marlyse F Haward
Decision-making for extremely immature preterm infants at the margins of viability is ethically, professionally, and emotionally complicated. A standard for prenatal consultation should be developed incorporating assessment of parental deci...
Lina F Chalak,Dwight J Rouse
Lina F Chalak
Infants born preterm are especially vulnerable to cerebral palsy, the risk of which is inversely proportional to gestational age at birth. The contribution of prematurity to the overall burden of cerebral palsy is substantial. This article ...
Marilee C Allen,Elizabeth A Cristofalo,Christina Kim
Marilee C Allen
Over the last 50 years in the United States a rising preterm birth rate, a progressive decrease in preterm mortality, and a lowering of the limit of viability have made preterm birth a significant public health problem. Neuromaturation, the...
Amy E Wong,William A Grobman
Amy E Wong
Premature delivery of an infant is occasionally performed because of complications of pregnancy. This article reviews common medical indications for preterm delivery and the available evidence supporting delivery before 37 weeks of gestatio...
Christina S Han,Frederick Schatz,Charles J Lockwood
Christina S Han
Chronic, subacute decidual hemorrhage (ie, abruptio placenta and retrochorionic hematoma formation) is an important contributor to preterm parturition. Such hemorrhage induces thrombin from decidual tissue factor, which plays a pivotal role...
Jamie A Bastek,Luis M Gómez,Michal A Elovitz
Jamie A Bastek
Much emphasis in recent decades has been devoted to inflammation and infection as a premier causal mechanism of preterm birth. This article explores the epidemiologic, clinical, and animal data that exist to support this conceptual paradigm...
The contribution of maternal stress to preterm birth: issues and considerations [0.03%]
母亲压力与早产的关系：问题与思考
Pathik D Wadhwa,Sonja Entringer,Claudia Buss et al.
Pathik D Wadhwa et al.
Preterm birth represents the most significant problem in maternal-child health, with maternal stress identified as a variable of interest. The effects of maternal stress on risk of preterm birth may vary as a function of context. This artic...