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Premature labor, preterm delivery

Australia

• Medical Services Advisory Committee
  • Fetal Fibronectin test for preterm labour [2006]

• Queensland Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Guidelines Program
  • Preterm labour [2011]

Canada

• National Guideline Clearinghouse
  • Ultrasonographic cervical length assessment in predicting preterm birth in singleton pregnancies. Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada [2011]
  • Magnesium sulphate for fetal neuroprotection. Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada [2011]
  • The use of progesterone for prevention of preterm birth. Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada [2008]

• Perinatal Services BC
  • Preterm Labour [2005]

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
  • Ultrasonographic cervical length assessment in predicting preterm birth in singleton pregnancies [2011]
  • Magnesium sulphate for fetal neuroprotection [2011]
  • The use of progesterone for prevention of preterm birth [2008]
  • Ultrasound cervical assessment in predicting preterm birth [2001]

Europe

• Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
  • Guidelines for the management of spontaneous preterm labor: identification of spontaneous preterm labor, diagnosis of preterm premature rupture of membranes, and preventive tools for preterm birth [2011]

International

• Cochrane Library
  • Vitamin K prior to preterm birth for preventing neonatal periventricular haemorrhage
  • Thyrotropin-releasing hormone added to corticosteroids for women at risk of preterm birth for preventing neonatal respiratory disease
  • Terbutaline pump maintenance therapy after threatened preterm labor for preventing preterm birth
  • Specialised antenatal clinics for women with a pregnancy at high risk of preterm birth (excluding multiple pregnancy) to improve maternal and infant outcomes
  • Prophylactic oral betamimetics for preventing preterm labour in singleton pregnancies
  • Prophylactic antibiotics for inhibiting preterm labour with intact membranes
  • Probiotics for preventing preterm labour
  • Prenatal administration of progesterone for preventing preterm birth
  • Phenobarbital prior to preterm birth for preventing neonatal periventricular haemorrhage
  • Oral betamimetics for maintenance therapy after threatened preterm labour
  • Nitric oxide donors for the treatment of preterm labour
  • Maintenance therapy with oxytocin antagonists for inhibiting preterm birth after threatened preterm labour
  • Magnesium sulphate for women at risk of preterm birth for neuroprotection of the fetus
  • Magnesium sulphate for preventing preterm birth in threatened preterm labour
  • Magnesium for preventing preterm birth after threatened preterm labour
  • Hydration for treatment of preterm labour
  • Fetal fibronectin testing for reducing the risk of preterm birth
  • Cyclo-oxygenase (COX) inhibitors for treating preterm labour
  • Cervical assessment by ultrasound for preventing preterm delivery
  • Calcium channel blockers for inhibiting preterm labour
  • Bed rest in singleton pregnancies for preventing preterm birth
  • Antenatal lower genital tract infection screening and treatment programs for preventing preterm delivery

Malawi

• PLoS Medicine
  • The APPLe Study: A Randomized, Community-Based, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Azithromycin for the Prevention of Preterm Birth, with Meta-Analysis [2009]

South Africa

• Maternal Care Manual - Perinatal Education Programme
  • Preterm labour and preterm rupture of the membranes [2006]

United Kingdom

• Health Technology Assessment
  • Screening to prevent spontaneous preterm birth: systematic reviews of accuracy and effectiveness literature with economic modelling [2009]

• National Guideline Clearinghouse
  • Tocolysis for women in preterm labour. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists [2011]

• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Risk of pre-term labour during appendectomy at 26 weeks - query bank [2012]
  • Fetal fibronectin or actim partus testing - query bank [2012]
  • Preterm Labour, Tocolytic Drugs [2011]
  • Persistent bleeding and preterm labour - query bank [2011]
  • Obstetric Impact of Treatment for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia [2010]
  • Fetal fibronectin testing - query bank [2010]
  • Antibiotics for preterm labour - query bank [2010]
  • Preterm Birth - study group statement [2004]

United States of America

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • Progestogens for Prevention of Preterm Birth [2012]

• American College of Radiology
  • Assessment of Gravid Cervix [2011]

• National Guideline Clearinghouse
  • Management of preterm labor. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists [2012]
  • ACR Appropriateness Criteria® assessment of gravid cervix [2011]
  • Screening for bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy to prevent preterm delivery: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement [2008]

WHO

• WHO Reproductive Health Library
  • Prenatal administration of progesterone for preventing preterm birth in women considered at risk of preterm birth [2009]
  • Magnesium sulfate for women at risk of preterm birth for neuroprotection of the fetus [2009]
  • Antenatal lower genital tract infection screening and treatment programmes for preventing preterm delivery [2009]
  • Bed rest in singleton pregnancies for preventing preterm birth [2007]
  • Tocolytics for preterm labour [2006]
  • Prophylactic antibiotics for inhibiting preterm labour with intact membranes [2002]

• World Health Organization
  • Born too soon: the global action report on preterm birth [2012]

Articles in journals

• Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
  • Use of uterine electromyography to diagnose term and preterm labor [2011]

• American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Vaginal progesterone vs. cervical cerclage for the prevention of preterm birth in women with a sonographic short cervix, previous preterm birth, and singleton gestation: a systematic review and indirect comparison metaanalysis [2013]
  • Vaginal progesterone in women with an asymptomatic sonographic short cervix in the midtrimester decreases preterm delivery and neonatal morbidity: a systematic review and metaanalysis of individual patient data [2012]
  • The use of psychosocial stress scales in preterm birth research [2011]
  • Nifedipine in the management of preterm labor: a systematic review and metaanalysis [2011]

• Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition
  • The management of preterm labour [2007]

• Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
  • Additional effects of the cervical length measurement in women with preterm contractions: a systematic review [2011]

• BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  • Use of nonhuman primate models to investigate mechanisms of infection-associated preterm birth [2011]

• BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • The effectiveness of antenatal care programmes to reduce infant mortality and preterm birth in socially disadvantaged and vulnerable women in high-income countries: a systematic review [2011]
  • An integrated systems biology approach to the study of preterm birth using "-omic" technology - a guideline for research [2011]
  • Global report on preterm birth and stillbirth (7 of 7): mobilizing resources to accelerate innovative solutions (Global Action Agenda) [2010]
  • Global report on preterm birth and stillbirth (6 of 7): ethical considerations [2010]
  • Global report on preterm birth and stillbirth (5 of 7): advocacy barriers and opportunities [2010]
  • Global report on preterm birth and stillbirth (4 of 7): delivery of interventions [2010]
  • Global report on preterm birth and stillbirth (3 of 7): evidence for effectiveness of interventions [2010]
  • Atosiban versus betamimetics in the treatment of preterm labour in Germany: an economic evaluation. [2009]
  • Reductionist and system approaches to study the role of infection in preterm labor and delivery [2007]
  • Overview. Preterm labour: mechanisms and management [2007]
  • New research models and novel signal analysis in studies on preterm labor: a key to progress? [2007]
  • Inflammatory pathways in the mechanism of parturition [2007]
  • A translational approach to studying preterm labour [2007]

• British Medical Journal
  • Tocolytic therapy for preterm delivery: systematic review and network meta-analysis [2012]
  • Overweight and obesity in mothers and risk of preterm birth and low birth weight infants: systematic review and meta-analyses [2010]
  • Evidence based care - Preterm birth [2005]
  • Organisation and delivery of perinatal services [2004]
  • Obstetric issues in preterm birth [2004]
  • Immediate care of the preterm infant [2004]
  • Epidemiology of preterm birth [2004]
  • Does screening reduce preterm births? [2004]

• Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  • The worldwide incidence of preterm birth: a systematic review of maternal mortality and morbidity [2010]

• Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Is Sonographic Assessment of the Cervix Necessary and Helpful? [2012]

• Clinics in Perinatology
  • The Contribution of Maternal Stress to Preterm Birth: Issues and Considerations [2011]

• Hypertension
  • Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Preterm Birth and Later Systolic Blood Pressure [2012]

• Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Antimicrobials for Preterm Birth Prevention: An Overview [2012]
  • Progesterone Interactions with the Cervix: Translational Implications for Term and Preterm Birth [2011]
  • TLR-Mediated Preterm Birth in Response to Pathogenic Agents [2010]
  • Recent Advances in Understanding the Microbiology of the Female Reproductive Tract and the Causes of Premature Birth [2010]

• International Journal of Epidemiology
  • Maternal underweight and the risk of preterm birth and low birth weight: a systematic review and meta-analyses [2011]

• Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health
  • The Interaction Between Chronic Stress and Pregnancy: Preterm Birth from A Biobehavioral Perspective [2009]

• Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada (JOGC)
  • The Effect of Second-Trimester Antibiotic Therapy on the Rate of Preterm Birth [2007]

• Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
  • Ontogenesis of {beta}-Adrenoceptor Signaling: Implications for Perinatal Physiology and for Fetal Effects of Tocolytic Drugs [2003]

• Mediators of Inflammation
  • The Th1:Th2 Dichotomy of Pregnancy and Preterm Labour [2012]

• Medicina Oral, Patología Oral y Cirugía Bucal
  • Association between periodontitis in pregnancy and preterm or low birth weight: Review of the literature [2008]

• Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Timing of Indicated Late-Preterm and Early-Term Birth [2011]

• Pediatrics
  • Quality of Life of Formerly Preterm and Very Low Birth Weight Infants From Preschool Age to Adulthood: A Systematic Review [2008]
  • "Late-Preterm" Infants: A Population at Risk [2007]

• Placenta
  • Connective Tissue and Related Disorders and Preterm Birth: Clues to Genes Contributing to Prematurity [2009]

• PLoS ONE
  • Effectiveness of Terbutaline Pump for the Prevention of Preterm Birth. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2012]

• Reproduction
  • Cervical remodeling in term and preterm birth: insights from an animal model [2012]
  • The role of nuclear factor kappa B in human labour [2005]

• Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
  • Immunology of term and preterm labor [2003]

• Revista de Saúde Pública
  • Increase in preterm births in Brazil: review of population-based studies [2008]

• Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
  • Intrauterine infection and preterm labor [2012]

• Seminars in Perinatology
  • Timing of Indicated Late Preterm and Early Term Birth In Chronic Medical Complications: Diabetes [2011]
  • Prevention of preterm birth based on a short cervix: cerclage [2009]

• Singapore Medical Journal
  • Tocolytic treatment for the management of preterm labour: a systematic review [2006]

• Virulence
  • Oral colonization of Gram-negative anaerobes as a risk factor for preterm delivery [2011]

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• Guidelines
  • Premature rupture of membranes
  • Premature infants, low birth weight
  • Newborn respiratory tract diseases
  • Miscarriage
  • Maternal and neonatal infections
  • Labor, delivery
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