Obstetric Labor, Premature
"Obstetric Labor, Premature" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Onset of OBSTETRIC LABOR before term (TERM BIRTH) but usually after the FETUS has become viable. In humans, it occurs sometime during the 29th through 38th week of PREGNANCY. TOCOLYSIS inhibits premature labor and can prevent the BIRTH of premature infants (INFANT, PREMATURE).
| Descriptor ID |
D007752
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.420.491
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| Concept/Terms |
Obstetric Labor, Premature- Obstetric Labor, Premature
- Labor, Premature Obstetric
- Premature Labor
- Preterm Labor
- Labor, Preterm
- Labor, Premature
- Premature Obstetric Labor
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obstetric Labor, Premature" by people in Profiles.
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Toward an intravaginal device to detect risk of preterm labor: a user-centered design approach in Sub-Saharan Africa. Reprod Health. 2022 Jul 30; 19(1):171.
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Visual interpretation of the effect of maternal betamethasone administration on the fetal heart rate pattern. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2003 Jul; 23(4):360-3.
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Reasons for failure to administer antenatal corticosteroids in preterm labour. S Afr Med J. 1995 Oct; 85(10):1005-7.
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Pulmonary oedema after hexoprenaline administration in preterm labour. A report of 4 cases. S Afr Med J. 1991 May 18; 79(10):620-2.
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External cephalic version at term with tocolysis. Its place in developing countries. Trop Doct. 1988 Jul; 18(3):119-24.
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Premature closure of the ductus arteriosus causing intra-uterine death. A case report. S Afr Med J. 1986 Oct 25; 70(9):557-8.