Management of Preterm Labor

Preterm birth occurs in approximately 12% of pregnancies in developed countries and as high as 25% in developing countries. Preterm birth accounts for up to 70-80% of neonatal mortality and morbidity rate. Study shows that Africans and African-American women are at a higher risk for spontaneous preterm labor and birth. Preterm infants have a high risk for severe health problems such as neurodevelopmental delay leading to cognitive deficits and learning disabilities, acute and chronic respiratory diseases, cardiovascular insufficiency, metabolic and infectious diseases. Though the etiology of preterm labor is yet to be fully understood, researchers and physicians have put in considerable time and effort into discovering new, more efficient treatment strategies through medications and surgical interventions if/where necessary.egységes, osztatlanáltalános orvosango