Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There is no neonatal benefit or harm when using tocolytic drugs for threatened premature birth after 30 weeks’ ...
February 17, 2011 (UPDATED February 27, 2011)— Clinicians should not use injectable terbutaline to prevent preterm labor or treat it beyond 48 to 72 hours because of the risk for maternal heart ...
Despite advancements in the medical field, more than half a million babies are born too soon in the United States. According to the March of Dimes, this country's premature birth rate has risen by 36 ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women given drugs to prevent the baby being born too soon may run the risk of having serious complications, a large study conducted in Belgium and The Netherlands ...
In honor of Women’s Health Month, reproductive health researcher and Assistant Professor Scott Barnett from the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology shares the sobering reality of the rising ...
Preterm births account for around 10% of live births in the US each year. Makena is currently the only FDA-approved drug to help reduce preterm labor risk. Covis Pharma Group, the sole manufacturer of ...
For the past 30 years or so, doctors have routinely given pregnant women intravenous infusions of magnesium sulfate to halt contractions that can lead to premature labor. Now a prominent ...
Progesterone is a hormone that your body produces after ovulation. It prepares the lining of the uterus for pregnancy. Progesterone levels rise and fall every menstrual cycle. If you don't get ...
It’s Black Maternal Health Week. Here’s everything you should know to protect yourself and those you love. When Tisheila Justice was pregnant with her twins 11 years ago, an idyllic birth plan that ...