OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy and safety of nifedipine as a tocolytic agent in women
with preterm labor. STUDY DESIGN: A systematic review and metaanalysis of randomized …

Background In women with preterm labor, tocolysis has not been shown to improve perinatal
mortality; however, it is often given for 48 hours to allow for the corticosteroid effect for fetal …

Preterm babies are prone to serious illness or death during the neonatal period. Without
appropriate treatment, those who survive are at increased risk of lifelong disability and poor …

Background: At the turn of the 20th century, women commonly died in childbirth due to
rachitic pelvis. Although rickets virtually disappeared with the discovery of the hormone …

Julia Flint1, Sonia Panchal2, Alice Hurrell3, Maud van de Venne4, Mary Gayed5, Karen
Schreiber6, 7, Subha Arthanari8, Joel Cunningham3, Lucy Flanders3, Louise Moore9, Amy …

Women who have delivered an infant between 16 and 36 weeks' gestation have an
increased risk of preterm birth in subsequent pregnancies. The risk increases with more than …

Background Preterm birth represents the single largest cause of mortality and morbidity for
newborns and a major cause of morbidity for pregnant women. Tocolytic agents include a …

Background Magnesium maintenance therapy is one of the types of tocolytic therapy used
after an episode of threatened preterm labour (usually treated with an initial dose of tocolytic …

Preterm birth (PTB) remains the leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality. Despite 50
years of research, therapeutic options are limited and many lack clear efficacy. Tocolytic …

Background Some women who have threatened to give birth prematurely, subsequently
settle. They may then take oral tocolytic maintenance therapy to prevent preterm birth and to …