Objective The goal of this review is to assess the body of literature addressing the
mechanism of progesterone withdrawal in the control of human parturition and in particular …

Placental tissue protein 13 (PP-13), one of the 56 known placental proteins identified till
today, was purified from placentas obtained from women at delivery, and used to evoke …

Background: Women with preterm labour that is arrested with tocolytic therapy are at
increased risk of recurrent preterm labour. The efficacy of maintenance tocolytic therapy after …

Vaginal progesterone vs intramuscular 17α‐hydroxyprogesterone caproate for prevention of
recurrent spontaneous preterm birth in singleton gestations: systematic review and meta‐analysis …

OBJECTIVE: We tested the hypothesis that short interpregnancy intervals (IPIs) increase the
risk for preterm birth (PTB), recurrence of PTB, and delivery at early extremes of gestational …

Introduction 3. Cytokines and pregnancy 4. Cytokines in pregnancy complications 4.1.
Cytokines in recurrent spontaneous miscarriage 4.2. Cytokines in threatened abortion 4.3 …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the value of combining maternal
characteristics and measurement of cervical length at 22 to 24 weeks in the prediction of …

Gonad development in female sheep fetuses is thought to occur in a number of key stages.
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of maternal undernutrition, applied at one …

Context: Preterm delivery is the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality in the
United States, and its incidence is increasing. The present manuscript reviews the literature …

Recurrent preterm birth is frequently defined as two or more deliveries before 37 completed
weeks of gestation. The recurrence rate varies as a function of the antecedent for preterm …