2014年3月5日 · This type of preterm birth can result from a number of causes, such as infection or inflammation, although the cause of spontaneous preterm labor and delivery is usually not known. A history of delivering preterm is one of the strongest predictors for subsequent preterm births. 1; Medically indicated preterm birth.

2014年3月5日 · Preterm birth is the most common cause of infant death and is the leading cause of long-term disability in children. 4 Many organs, including the brain, lungs, and liver, are still developing in the final weeks of pregnancy. The earlier the delivery, the higher the risk of serious disability or death.

2018年5月16日 · Preterm labor and birth occur more often among certain racial and ethnic groups. For example, infants of African American mothers are more likely to be born preterm than infants of white mothers. American Indian/Alaska Native mothers are also more likely to give birth preterm than are white mothers. 4

2023年5月9日 · Labor that begins before 37 weeks is called preterm labor (or premature labor). A birth that occurs before 37 weeks is considered a preterm birth. Preterm birth is the most common cause of infant death and is the leading cause of long-term disability related to the nervous system in children.

2020年3月2日 · Healthcare providers and families face significant challenges in making care decisions for extremely preterm infants. They make decisions about individual infants based on each infant’s situation and using the best available information at the time. Through its research, NICHD aims to better inform healthcare providers and families about the health, survival, and …

Medically indicated preterm birth. If a serious medical condition—such as preeclampsia —exists, the health care provider might recommend a preterm delivery. In these cases, health care providers often take steps to keep the baby in the womb as long as possible to allow for additional growth and development, while also monitoring the mother ...

2023年5月9日 · The NICHD-funded Genomic and Proteomic Network for Preterm Birth Research is a research network that aims to accelerate the pace of preterm birth research by focusing on global genomic and molecular research strategies and to rapidly disseminate the data to the scientific community for secondary analyses.

2023年5月9日 · Read the center's 2009 report on preterm birth, Born a Bit Too Early: Recent Trends in Late-Preterm Births (PDF 691 KB). March of Dimes The March of Dimes Foundation provides information as part of its mission to prevent preterm birth. Read more about preterm birth in the in-depth article "Your Premature Baby."

2020年3月2日 · This tool provides a range of possible outcomes for infants born extremely preterm. The outcomes are based on data from infants born at specific U.S. hospitals between 2006 and 2012. “Hospital range” in the tool results represent outcomes for 80% of hospitals included in this study (10th to 90th percentiles). Please note that the tool describes outcomes …

2022年6月30日 · NICHD’s Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network found that progesterone given to women at risk of preterm birth due to a prior preterm birth reduces chances of a subsequent preterm birth by one-third, when started at 16 weeks of gestation and continued to 37 weeks of gestation. 1,2 Because subsequent research did not show the same effect, use ...