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Preterm Labor: Prediction, Prevention, and Treatment

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Despite extensive efforts by the medical community, preterm delivery remains a major cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality in the United States. The present 8% rate of preterm delivery has been constant for much of this century. Despite the introduction of new pharmacologic agents to arrest preterm labor, protocols to detect patients susceptible to preterm labor, and devices to monitor uterine activity, no decrease in the rate of preterm delivery has occurred.

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Treadwell, M.C., Eden, R. (1990). Preterm Labor: Prediction, Prevention, and Treatment. In: Rathi, M. (eds) Current Perinatology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3380-0_4

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