The effectiveness of medical interventions aimed at preventing preterm birth: A literature review

Women and Birth

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 141-147

  Wisanskoonwong, Peeranan ^a   Fahy, Kathleen ^a   Hastie, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical cerclage; Infections; Meta analysis; Preterm birth; Progesterone; Tocolysis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; INDOMETACIN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METRONIDAZOLE; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ASTHMA; BLEEDING DISORDER; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COCHRANE LIBRARY; DYSPNEA; EMBASE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NAUSEA; NURSE MIDWIFERY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCREENING; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; TREMOR; ULCER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; VAGINITIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CERCLAGE, CERVICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROGESTERONE; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS;

EID: 80755155754     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2010.12.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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