Importance Intravenous magnesium sulfate administered to pregnant individuals before birth
at less than 30 weeks' gestation reduces the risk of death and cerebral palsy in their …

Preterm labor occurs in around 10% of pregnancies worldwide. Once diagnosed, significant
efforts must be made to reduce the likelihood of morbidity and mortality associated with …

Conception, pregnancy, and childbirth are complex processes that affect both mother and
fetus. Thus, it is perhaps not surprising that in the United States alone, roughly 11% of …

Elective non-obstetric surgery is usually avoided during pregnancy and in the immediate
postpartum phase. A small proportion of pregnant people present with acute surgical …

Placental protein 13 (PP13) is a regulatory protein involved in remodeling the vascular
system of the pregnancy and extending the immune tolerance of the mother to the growing …

Background and Objectives: In this study, we aimed to describe the clinical and ultrasound
(US) features and the outcome in a group of patients suspected of or diagnosed with early …

FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) Working Group for Preterm
Birth provides nine FIGO good practice recommendations. The project started and …

Preterm labor, regarded as the onset of labor before 37 weeks of gestation, is a highly
prevalent issue in obstetrics with repercussions for neonatal health. This review article …

Prelabor rupture of the membranes (PROM), defined as rupture of the amniotic membranes
before the onset of regular uterine contractility, may occur at term (≥ 37+ 0 weeks gestation) …

In recent years, improved neonatal care has led to increased survival of small extreme
preterm and very sick newborns, albeit with higher long-term morbidities. The aim of our …