Preterm Birth
Subtitle: Mechanisms, Mediators, Prediction, Prevention and Interventions (Series in Maternal Fetal Medic)
Contributors: Felice Petraglia (Editor); III, Jerome F. Strauss (Editor); Steven G. Gabbe (Editor); Gerson Weiss (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Informa Healthcare; Distributed in North and South America by Taylor and Francis
Published: February 13, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780415392273
Subjects: Gynaecology & obstetrics; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Perinatology & Neonatology; Medical / Perinatology & Neonatology; Gynecology & Obstetrics
Description: Preterm delivery is a major public health concern. Recent developments, such as the preventive use of progesterone, and new data on possible mechanisms of initiation of parturition, have placed the topic at the forefront of the interests and preoccupation of many in maternal-fetal medicine and obstetrics. This balanced, authoritative, and well-referenced work offers a rigorous underpinning of basic science, highlighted translational science sections, and evidence-based clinical guidelines.