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Management of Preterm Birth: Best Practices in Prediction, Prevention, and Treatment, An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics - E-Book
(2012)
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Abstract
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.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America | i | ||
| Copyright Page | ii | ||
| Table of Contents | vii | ||
| Contributors | v | ||
| Foreword: Management Strategies to Prevent Preterm Birth | xi | ||
| Preface | xiii | ||
| Chapter 1. Progesterone for Preterm Birth Prevention | 1 | ||
| COST OF PREMATURITY | 1 | ||
| PRETERM BIRTH WORLDWIDE | 2 | ||
| ETIOLOGY OF PRETERM BIRTH | 2 | ||
| ROLE OF PROGESTERONE IN PREGNANCY | 2 | ||
| PROGESTERONE FOR THE PREVENTION OF PRETERM BIRTH | 3 | ||
| UNANSWERED QUESTIONS | 9 | ||
| SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS | 12 | ||
| REFERENCES | 12 | ||
| Chapter 2. Periodontal Disease and Preterm Birth | 17 | ||
| REFERENCES | 21 | ||
| Chapter 3. Cervical Cerclage for the Prevention of Preterm Birth | 25 | ||
| CERCLAGE FOR RISK FACTORS | 26 | ||
| CERVICAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY AND THE PREDICTION OF PRETERM BIRTH | 26 | ||
| ULTRASONOGRAPHY-INDICATED CERCLAGE | 27 | ||
| CERVICAL ASSESSMENT BY ULTRASONOGRAPHY: BEYOND LENGTH | 28 | ||
| THE BEST CERVICAL LENGTH CUTOFF FOR INTERVENTION | 29 | ||
| ADJUNCT THERAPY | 29 | ||
| SUMMARY | 31 | ||
| REFERENCES | 31 | ||
| Chapter 4. Late Preterm Birth: Management Dilemmas | 35 | ||
| BACKGROUND AND EPIDEMIOLOGY | 35 | ||
| LATE PRETERM MORBIDITY | 36 | ||
| LATE PRETERM MORTALITY | 37 | ||
| LONG-TERM LATE PRETERM OUTCOME DATA | 38 | ||
| MANAGEMENT OF LATE PRETERM PREGNANCY | 39 | ||
| OBSTETRIC COMPLICATIONS | 40 | ||
| SUMMARY | 43 | ||
| REFERENCES | 43 | ||
| Chapter 5. Antenatal Corticosteroids in the Management of Preterm Birth: Are We Back Where We Started? | 47 | ||
| TRENDS IN PRETERM BIRTH | 47 | ||
| HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | 48 | ||
| EFFICACY OF ANTENATAL CORTICOSTEROID TREATMENT | 49 | ||
| EFFICACY IN SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS | 49 | ||
| SAFETY OF ANTENATAL CORTICOSTEROID TREATMENT | 54 | ||
| CHOICE OF ANTENATAL CORTICOSTEROID | 55 | ||
| TIMING OF EFFECTIVENESS | 56 | ||
| TIMING OF ADMINISTRATION | 57 | ||
| GUIDELINES BY MAJOR SOCIETIES | 58 | ||
| FUTURE RESEARCH | 59 | ||
| SUMMARY | 59 | ||
| REFERENCES | 59 | ||
| Chapter 6. Antibiotics in the Management of PROM and Preterm Labor | 65 | ||
| ANTIBIOTICS FOR PROM | 65 | ||
| ANTIBIOTICS FOR PRETERM LABOR | 70 | ||
| SUMMARY | 72 | ||
| REFERENCES | 73 | ||
| Chapter 7. Tocolytic Therapy for Acute Preterm Labor | 77 | ||
| MAGNESIUM SULFATE | 78 | ||
| BETA-MIMETICS | 79 | ||
| CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS | 80 | ||
| PROSTAGLANDIN INHIBITORS | 81 | ||
| OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST | 82 | ||
| SUMMARY | 83 | ||
| REFERENCES | 84 | ||
| Chapter 8. Early Term Births: Considerations in Management | 89 | ||
| PREVALENCE AND SUBTYPES | 90 | ||
| NEONATAL OUTCOMES | 90 | ||
| MATERNAL OUTCOMES | 93 | ||
| MANAGEMENT | 93 | ||
| PREVENTION | 95 | ||
| SUMMARY | 95 | ||
| REFERENCES | 96 | ||
| Index | 99 |