Has doxycycline, in combination with anti-malarial drugs, a role to play in intermittent preventive treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection in pregnant women in Africa... by Tiphaine Gaillard, Manon Boxberger, Marylin Madamet, Bruno Pradines

“…Additionally, the use of doxycycline during the first and second trimesters leads to an increase in gestational age at delivery, a decrease in the number of preterm births and a reduction in neonatal morbidity and mortality due to the beneficial antimicrobial activity of doxycycline against other infections during pregnancy. …”
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Impact of fetal mortality on prematurity in Argentina: A population based study by Carlos Grandi, Ligia Nascente, Viviane Cardoso

“…<p>Background: It has been observed that the increase in preterm births was accompanied by a decrease in fetal mortality.…”
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Poor birth outcomes among Aboriginal Western Australians and smoking, alcohol and substance misuse, and assault by Alison Gibberd, Judy Simpson, Jocelyn Jones, Robyn Williams, Fiona Stanley, Sandra Eades

“…Objectives and Approach We aimed to estimate the proportion of small for gestational age (SGA) births, preterm births, and perinatal deaths of Western Australian Aboriginal infants from 1998-2010 attributable to maternal smoking, alcohol misuse, drug misuse, and assault against the mother. …”
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Robson Classification for cesarean section in a Public Hospital in Distrito Federal by Eduardo Henrique Costa Moresi, Pedro Piancastelli Moreira, Isabela Lemos Ferrer, Melorie Kern Capovilla Sarubo Baptistella, Cláudia Vicari Bolognani

“…Conclusion: cesarean was most prevalent delivery route, showing elevated rates even in primiparous and preterm births. Preponderance of dystocia and acute fetal distress suggests better evaluation of the diagnostic criteria, mainly in G1, G2 and G10.…”
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Role of Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (Anti-VEGF) in the Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Narrative Review in the Context of Middle-Income Countries by Dogra MR, Vinekar A

“…Mangat Ram Dogra,1 Anand Vinekar2 1Grewal Eye Institute, Chandigarh, India; 2Narayana Nethralaya Eye Institute, Bangalore, IndiaCorrespondence: Anand Vinekar, Narayana Nethralaya Eye Institute, Bangalore, India, Email anandvinekar@yahoo.comAbstract: The rise in preterm births and higher survival rates of premature infants have led to a global increase in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a vasoproliferative retinal disorder common in premature infants. …”
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MANAGEMENT OF A PATIENT WITH FRUIT BLADDER IN ISTHMIC-CERVICAL INSUFFICIENCY (CLINICAL CASE) by Сергей Валерьевич Рыбников, Артем Константинович Неретин, Елена Владимировна Рудаева, Игорь Вадимович Пачгин, Вадим Гельевич Мозес, Светлана Ивановна Елгина, Анастасия Михайловна Ошлыкова

“…According to various authors, isthmic-cervical insufficiency (ICI) occurs in 40 % of very early and early preterm births. The effectiveness of various methods for correcting ischemic-cervical insufficiency is widely discussed. …”
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Obstetric and Perinatal Outcomes after Very Early Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM)-A Retrospective Analysis over the Period 2000–2020 by Ernesto González-Mesa, Marta Blasco-Alonso, María José Benítez, Cristina Gómez-Muñoz, Lorena Sabonet-Morente, Manuel Gómez-Castellanos, Osmayda Ulloa, Ernesto González-Cazorla, Alberto Puertas-Prieto, Juan Mozas-Moreno, Jesús Jiménez-López, Daniel Lubián-López

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Pre-term premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) responds for one third of preterm births, and it is associated with other complications that increase the risk of maternal or fetal poor outcome. …”
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Infectious lesions of placenta as cause of miscarriage by A. V. Kolobov, A. I. Merkulova, V. A. Tsinzerling

“…The paper is based upon retrospective analysis of 12371 screening results of histological and selective immunohistochemical studies of placentas in 2009-12. Preterm births were in 706 cases (5.71%). Infection of the placenta was noted in early preterm labor in all cases (100%), and in premature labor at 28-36 weeks of gestation – in 97.35% of natural delivery cases and in 92.09% when cesarean delivery. …”
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Changes in pregnancy outcomes during the COVID-19 lockdown in Iran by Fahimeh Ranjbar, Leila Allahqoli, Soheila Ahmadi, Robab Mousavi, Maryam Gharacheh, Nooshin Eshraghi, Ibrahim Alkatout

“…However, decreases in preterm births (p = 0.001), and low birth weight (p = 0.005) were observed in the pandemic period compared to the pre-pandemic period. …”
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Care during the third stage of labour: A postal survey of UK midwives and obstetricians by Tuffnell Derek, Farrar Diane, Airey Rebecca, Duley Lelia

“…For term births, 74% (682/926) of obstetricians and 41% (526/1297) of midwives clamp the cord within 20 seconds, as do 57% (523/926) and 55% (707/1297) for preterm births. Controlled cord traction was used by 94% of both obstetricians and midwives. …”
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes associated with COVID-19 infection: A systematic review. by Vinayak Smith, Densearn Seo, Ritesh Warty, Olivia Payne, Mohamed Salih, Ken Lee Chin, Richard Ofori-Asenso, Sathya Krishnan, Fabricio da Silva Costa, Beverley Vollenhoven, Euan Wallace

“…The incidence of preterm births, low birth weight, C-section, NICU admission appear higher than the general population.…”
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Respiratory morbidity in late preterms - A retrospective study in a tertiary care centre by Varsha Muddasani, K. Shreedhara Avabratha

“…Introduction: Late preterm births are defined as births at 340/7 through 366/7 weeks of gestation, and account for 6.87% of all births. …”
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Telomere-Related Disorders in Fetal Membranes Associated With Birth and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes by Jossimara Polettini, Marcia Guimarães da Silva

“…Fetal membranes have a notable role in preterm births, which continue to be a major health issue associated with increased risk of neo and perinatal adverse outcomes and/or predisposition to disease in later life; however, the ability to mediate a delay in parturition during such cases is limited, because the pathophysiology of preterm births and physiological mechanisms of term births are not yet fully elucidated. …”
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Pregnancy Outcomes and SARS-CoV-2 Infection: The Spanish Obstetric Emergency Group Study by Sara Cruz Melguizo, María Luisa de la Cruz Conty, Paola Carmona Payán, Alejandra Abascal-Saiz, Pilar Pintando Recarte, Laura González Rodríguez, Celia Cuenca Marín, Alicia Martínez Varea, Ana Belén Oreja Cuesta, Pilar Prats Rodríguez, Irene Fernández Buhigas, María Victoria Rodríguez Gallego, Ana María Fernández Alonso, Rocío López Pérez, José Román Broullón Molanes, María Begoña Encinas Pardilla, Mercedes Ramírez Gómez, María Joaquina Gimeno Gimeno, Antonio Sánchez Muñoz, Oscar Martínez-Pérez, on behalf of the Spanish Obstetric Emergency Group (S.O.E.G.)

“…With this study, we aimed to better understand the relationship between maternal infection and perinatal outcomes, especially preterm births, and the underlying medical and interventionist factors. …”
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Reproductive outcomes in adolescents who had a previous birth or an induced abortion compared to adolescents' first pregnancies by Wenzlaff Paul, Schücking Beate A, Reime Birgit

“…The outcomes were stillbirths, neonatal mortality, perinatal mortality, preterm births, and very low birthweight. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression models were conducted.…”
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Pregnancy outcomes in women with rheumatoid arthritis: an 11-year French nationwide study by Jérôme Drouin, Alain Weill, Rosemary Dray-Spira, Laura Pina Vegas

“…RA pregnancies resulted more frequently in preterm births (adjusted OR (ORa) 1.84; 95% CI 1.69 to 2.00) and very preterm births (ORa 1.43; 95% CI 1.20 to 1.71), low birth weight (ORa 1.65; 95% CI: 1.52 to 1.90), caesarean section (ORa 1.46; 95% CI 1.38 to 1.55) and pregnancy-related hospitalisation (ORa 1.30; 95% CI 1.22 to 1.39). …”
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Maternal and Perinatal Outcome in Teenage Vs. Vicenarian Primigravidae - A Clinical Study by Indranil Dutta, Prashant Joshi

“…Antenatal complications like anaemia, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, oligohydroamnios, hypothyroid were significantly more in teenagers (68.8%) as compared to those which were seen in adults(18.1%). 25% of teenagers had preterm births as compared to 5% adults who has preterm births. 43.75% of teenagers had Lower Segment Caesarean Section (LSCS) as compared to 20% adults who had LSCS. …”
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2335 A mixed-methods evaluation to improve sustainability of community health coalition partnerships, activities, and impact on county-level health by Jennifer Mansfield, Donna Vandergraff, Krystal Lynch, Douglas Miller, Dennis Savaiano

“…Effective operating norms was positively correlated with smoking during pregnancy and preterm births, and negatively correlated with prenatal care. …”
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Impact of topical applications of sunflower seed oil on neonatal mortality and morbidity in southern Nepal: a community-based, cluster-randomised trial by Joanne Katz, James M Tielsch, Luke C Mullany, Subarna K Khatry, Steven C LeClerq, Laxman Shrestha, Seema Subedi, Aimee Summers, Marty O Visscher, Jeevan B Sherchand

“…Among preterm births &lt;34 weeks, the RR was 0.83 (95% CI: 0.67, 1.02). …”
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Nonmalarial Infant Deaths and DDT Use for Malaria Control by Aimin Chen, Walter J. Rogan

“…However, plausible if inconclusive studies associate DDT with more preterm births and shorter duration of lactation, which raise the possibility that DDT does indeed have such toxicity. …”
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