OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine whether progestational agents,
initiated in the second trimester of pregnancy, reduce the risk of delivery less than 37 weeks …

Clinicians 1-4 and professional organizations 5-7 comment-ing on the role of progestogens
in the prevention of preterm birth have used the term progesterone interchangeably with 17 …

Background: Preliminary data suggest that common genetic variation in immune response
genes can contribute to the risk for spontaneous preterm birth and possibly small-for …

Cervical length and prediction of preterm delivery : Current Opinion in Obstetrics and
Gynecology Cervical length and prediction of preterm delivery : Current Opinion in …

Inflammation is a physiologic component of pregnancy and parturition. Overwhelming
intrauterine inflammatory load promotes quiescent feto‐maternal tissues into a contractile …

Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) occurs in 1% to 2% of births. Impact of
PPROM is greatest in low-and middle-income countries where prematurity-related deaths …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of 200 mg of daily vaginal natural progesterone to
prevent preterm birth in women with preterm labour. Design Multicentre, randomised, double …

Metabolism of glucose during pregnancy reflects the equilibrium between lactogenic
hormones stimulating insulin production and counterregulatory hormones inducing insulin …

Human parturition is an inflammatory event, modulated and influenced by a host of other
environmental and physiological processes, including the endocrine hormones. Complex …

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate reduces the rate of
preterm birth in women carrying triplets. METHODS: We performed this randomized, double …