Is there a maternal blood biomarker that can predict spontaneous preterm birth prior to labour onset? A systematic review

KK Hornaday, EM Wood, DM Slater - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The ability to predict spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) prior to labour onset is a
challenge, and it is currently unclear which biomarker (s), may be potentially predictive of …

What now? A critical evaluation of over 20 years of clinical and research experience with 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate for recurrent preterm birth …

TA Manuck, C Gyamfi-Bannerman, G Saade - American journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Spontaneous preterm birth is multifactorial, and underlying etiologies remain incompletely
understood. Supplementation with progestogens, including 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone …

Preterm birth buccal cell epigenetic biomarkers to facilitate preventative medicine

P Winchester, E Nilsson, D Beck, MK Skinner - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Preterm birth is the major cause of newborn and infant mortality affecting nearly one in every
ten live births. The current study was designed to develop an epigenetic biomarker for …

Epigenetic Responses to Nonchemical Stressors: Potential Molecular Links to Perinatal Health Outcomes

LA Eaves, CE Harrington, RC Fry - Current Environmental Health Reports, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review We summarize the recent literature investigating exposure to
four nonchemical stressors (financial stress, racism, psychosocial stress, and trauma) and …

MicroRNA Associations with Preterm Labor—A Systematic Review

A Kondracka, A Stupak… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
This systematic review delves into the connections between microRNAs and preterm labor,
with a focus on identifying diagnostic and prognostic markers for this crucial pregnancy …

Peak amplitude of the normalized power spectrum of the electromyogram of the uterus in the low frequency band is an effective predictor of premature birth

Ž Pirnar, F Jager, K Geršak - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The current trends in the development of methods for non-invasive prediction of premature
birth based on the electromyogram of the uterus, ie, electrohysterogram (EHG), suggest an …

Predicting Spontaneous Preterm Birth Using the Immunome

D Feyaerts, I Marić, PC Arck, JR Prins… - Clinics in …, 2024 - perinatology.theclinics.com
Preterm birth (PTB)-delivery before 37 weeks of gestation-is a complex disorder with
multiple etiologies. 1, 2 Around 60% to 70% of PTB cases occur spontaneously in a …

Epigenetic Biomarkers: Link to Maternal Exposure and Offspring Health Outcomes

J Pulczinski, M Mccormick, Y Sun… - … of Toxicology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Gestation and early life are highly susceptible to epigenetic alterations, as the fetal
epigenome is undergoing large‐scale remodeling, including DNA demethylation and …