Progesterone does not prevent preterm births in women with twins

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 900-904

  Morrison, John C ^a   Briery, Christian M ^b   Veillon, Edward W ^b   Klauser, Chad K ^b   Martin, Rick W ^b   Chauhan, Suneet P ^b   Magann, Everett F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Preterm birth; Progesterone; Twins

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYPROGESTERONE CAPROATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; HYDROXYPROGESTERONES; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROGESTINS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349152255     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181afee12     Document Type: Article

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