Obstetrics
Progesterone treatment decreases preterm birth rate
Published in Women's Health Weekly, February 17th, 2005
Progesterone therapy given to pregnant women with a history of preterm birth could reduce the U.S. preterm birth rate by approximately 2% (or about 10,000 births) annually, according to a new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the March of Dimes, published in the February 2005 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Preterm birth - defined as birth occurring before 37 weeks gestation - affects approximately 12% of all live births in the U.S. It is a leading cause of infant death and long-term disability. Nationally, the preterm birth rate increased 275% between 1982...
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