More than half a million babies in the US are born prematurely every year - preterm birth is the leading cause of infant mortality and those who survive may face lifelong problems. This issue of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics discusses the epidemiology, outcomes and clinical prediction of preterm birth, and offers information on various therapies.
1. Cover - p. 1 2. CME Accreditation Page and Author Disclosure - p. 2 3. Contributors - p. 3 4. Table of Contents - p. 4 5. Forthcoming/Recent Issues - p. 5 6. Management Strategies to Prevent Preterm Birth - p. 6 7. Preface - p. 7 8. Progesterone for Preterm Birth Prevention - p. 8 9. Periodontal Disease and Preterm Birth - p. 16 10. Cervical Cerclage for the Prevention of Preterm Birth - p. 20 11. Late Preterm Birth: Management Dilemmas - p. 26 12. Antenatal Corticosteroids in the Management of Preterm Birth: Are We Back Where We Started? - p. 32 13. Antibiotics in the Management of PROM and Preterm Labor - p. 42 14. Tocolytic Therapy for Acute Preterm Labor - p. 49 15. Early Term Births: Considerations in Management - p. 56 16. Index - p. 61
More than half a million babies in the US are born prematurely every year - preterm birth is the leading cause of infant mortality and those who survive may face lifelong problems. This issue of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics discusses the epidemiology, outcomes and clinical prediction of preterm birth, and offers information on various therapies.
1. Cover - p. 1 2. CME Accreditation Page and Author Disclosure - p. 2 3. Contributors - p. 3 4. Table of Contents - p. 4 5. Forthcoming/Recent Issues - p. 5 6. Management Strategies to Prevent Preterm Birth - p. 6 7. Preface - p. 7 8. Progesterone for Preterm Birth Prevention - p. 8 9. Periodontal Disease and Preterm Birth - p. 16 10. Cervical Cerclage for the Prevention of Preterm Birth - p. 20 11. Late Preterm Birth: Management Dilemmas - p. 26 12. Antenatal Corticosteroids in the Management of Preterm Birth: Are We Back Where We Started? - p. 32 13. Antibiotics in the Management of PROM and Preterm Labor - p. 42 14. Tocolytic Therapy for Acute Preterm Labor - p. 49 15. Early Term Births: Considerations in Management - p. 56 16. Index - p. 61
