OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate whether a previously reported vaginal fluid point-of-care interleukin (IL)-6 cut-off value of 2,500 pg/mL can be used for the identification intra-amniotic inflammation in women with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM) between 34...
The need for information on long-term outcome remains critical not only for health-care plan- ning but also for parents, particularly with ever advancing tech- nologies in high-resource settings, and the scale-up of neonatal intensive care across middle income countries, with adoption in some ...
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine ISSN: 1476-7058 (Print) 1476-4954 (Online) Journal homepage: www.informahealthcare.com/journals/ijmf20 Metabolomics in premature labor: a novel approach to identify patients at risk for preterm delivery Roberto Romero, Shali Mazaki-Tovi, Edi Vais...
Labor force data reveal large racial and ethnic gaps in employment and earnings that may ultimately contribute to decisions about providing MOM. Black mothers are more likely to be in the labor force (i.e., either working or not working but looking for work) than White mothers, and conditiona...
The regionalization of obstetric and neonatal care and transfer of pregnant women at risk of preterm labor to the tertiary care center leads to decreased mortality and morbidity rates among preterm infants. However, our study confirmed that this practice also results in a much higher frequency of ...
Implications for nursing practice: The LPI folder ensures that all staff is aware of the LPI's special needs and can immediately implement LPI care. Upon arrival, the patient and family of the LPI are given an educational folder addressing the special needs of their baby. This education is ...
partnerships across institutions and countries. As the evidence is generated, resources need to be allocated to its translation into new and better screening and diagnostic tools and other interventions aimed at saving maternal and newborn lives. The time is now to put this action plan into motion...
The clinical presentation of preterm labor may depend on (1) the intensity of the insult (i.e., microbial load or virulence), (2) the timing and duration of the insult (i.e. infection may cause abortion in the first trimester and preterm birth in the second or third trimester), and ...
Methods: We worked as part of the AHCPR Evidence Report on the Management of Preterm Labor and restricted our search to randomized trials of HUAM among women who had experienced PTL in the pregnancy for which they were receiving monitoring. With ACOG and an advisory group, we developed search...
664: Preterm labor in twin gestations: a point of care test toidentify impending preterm delivery and intra-amniotic infectionObjective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the frequency and clinical significance of intra-amniotic inflammation in twin pregnancies with preterm labor and intact ...