Advances in Preterm Delivery

• Other Authors: Sheiner, Eyal (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Medicine; high-risk pregnancy; shortened cervix; microbiome; Lactobacillus; perinatal mortality; preeclampsia; pregnancy complications; preterm birth; preterm delivery; small for gestational age; extreme preterm birth; placental abruption; prematurity; neurological; pediatric; systemic lupus erythematosus; neurologic morbidity; offspring; preterm labor; high-risk patients; ultrasound; elastography; metalloproteinases; MMP-8; MMP-9; risk factors; prevention; 17-OHPC; micronized progesterone; perinatal outcomes; recommendations; antenatal corticosteroids; betamethasone; preterm infant; mortality; respiratory distress syndrome; gestational age; threshold; respiratory morbidity; pediatric hospitalization; Apgar score; neurological morbidities; long-term follow-up; population-based study; retrospective cohort; ophthalmic morbidities; retinopathy of prematurity; n/a
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Preterm delivery (PTD; < 37 weeks' gestation) complicates 5%-13% of deliveries worldwide, depending on the geographical and demographical characteristics of the population tested. It is the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality, as well as maternal morbidity. In fact, prematurit...