Preterm Birth: Prevention

 

 
 

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Calcium supplementation appears to approximately halve the risk of pre-eclampsia, to reduce the risk of preterm birth and to reduce the rare occurrence of the composite outcome 'death or serious morbidity'.

Pubmed Data : Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010(8):CD001059. Epub 2010 Aug 4. PMID: 20687064
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2010
Study Type : Meta Analysis
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Substances : Calcium : CK(232) : AC(35)
Diseases : Hypertension : CK(2783) : AC(271), Ovarian Pregnancy : CK(20) : AC(1), Pre-Eclampsia : CK(309) : AC(33), Preterm Birth: Prevention : CK(111) : AC(9)

Bifidobacterium infantis and Lactobacillus acidophilus reduces the incidence and severity of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants.

Pubmed Data : Pediatrics. 2005 Jan;115(1):1-4. PMID: 15629973
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2005
Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Bifidobacterium Infantis : CK(53) : AC(7), Lactobacillus Acidophilus : CK(170) : AC(21), Probiotics : CK(2468) : AC(245)
Diseases : Enterocolitis: Necrotiziing : CK(21) : AC(3), Infant Infections : CK(420) : AC(45), Preterm Birth: Prevention : CK(111) : AC(9)

Caffeinated but not decaffeinated coffee consumption during pregnancy is associated with lower birth weight and preterm delivery.

Pubmed Data : Epidemiology. 1999 May ;10(3):242-9. PMID: 10230832
Article Published Date : May 01, 1999
Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Coffee: Decaffeinated : CK(24) : AC(3)
Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight : CK(124) : AC(13), Infants: Very Low Birth Weight/Low Birth Weight : CK(202) : AC(18), Premature Birth : CK(412) : AC(43), Prenatal Nutrition : CK(180) : AC(25), Preterm Birth: Prevention : CK(111) : AC(9)
Problem Substances : Coffee : CK(64) : AC(7)

Calcium supplementation during pregnancy is associated with a reduction in risk of gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia neonatal mortality and pre-term birth.

Pubmed Data : BMC Public Health. 2011 ;11 Suppl 3:S18. Epub 2011 Apr 13. PMID: 21501435
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2011
Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Calcium : CK(232) : AC(35)
Diseases : Gestational Hypertensive : CK(10) : AC(1), Hypertension: Pre-Eclampsia Induced : CK(142) : AC(15), Pre-Eclampsia : CK(309) : AC(33), Preterm Birth: Prevention : CK(111) : AC(9)

Dietary supplementation with probiotics during late pregnancy may prevent preterm birth.

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Pubmed Data : BMC Microbiol. 2012 ;12:236. Epub 2012 Oct 18. PMID: 23078375
Article Published Date : Dec 31, 2011
Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Probiotics : CK(2468) : AC(245)
Diseases : Preterm Birth: Prevention : CK(111) : AC(9)

During pregnancy, vaginal administration of Lactobacillus rhamnosus BMX 54 is effective in preventing the development of abnormal vaginal microflora, lowering of the presenting part of the foetus and modifying cervical parameters that could represent risk

Pubmed Data : Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2012 Mar 23. Epub 2012 Mar 23. PMID: 22437191
Article Published Date : Mar 23, 2012
Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Probiotics : CK(2468) : AC(245)
Diseases : Pregnancy: Descent of the Fetus' Head : CK(10) : AC(1), Pregnancy: Vaginal Flora : CK(10) : AC(1), Preterm Birth: Prevention : CK(111) : AC(9), Streptococcus infections: Group B : CK(289) : AC(21)

Flu vaccination causes measurable increases in inflammation in pregnant women which may increase the risk of preeclempsia and adverse outcomes such as preterm birth.

Pubmed Data : Vaccine. 2011 Sep 20. Epub 2011 Sep 20. PMID: 21945263
Article Published Date : Sep 20, 2011
Study Type : Human Study
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Diseases : CRP : CK(30) : AC(3), Elevated CRP : CK(72) : AC(8), Pre-Eclampsia : CK(309) : AC(33), Pregnancy: Vaccination : CK(94) : AC(17), Pregnancy Complications : CK(166) : AC(19), Preterm Birth: Prevention : CK(111) : AC(9), Vaccine-induced Toxicity : CK(1130) : AC(163)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Vaccination: All : CK(3830) : AC(302), Vaccination: Influenza : CK(356) : AC(37)
Adverse Pharmacological Actions : Interleukin-6 up-regulation : CK(14) : AC(3), Tumor necrosis factorα (TNFα) up-regulation : CK(42) : AC(4)

Progesterone is associated with a reduction in the risk of preterm birth and low infant birthweight.

Pubmed Data : Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Jan 25;(1):CD004947. PMID: 16437505
Article Published Date : Jan 25, 2006
Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Progesterone : CK(70) : AC(26)
Diseases : Preterm Birth: Prevention : CK(111) : AC(9)

Shifting towards a Medieterranean-type diet during pregnancy may reduce the risk of early delivery in Danish women.

Pubmed Data : Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2008;87(3):325-30. PMID: 18307073
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2008
Study Type : Human Study
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Diseases : Preterm Birth: Prevention : CK(111) : AC(9)
Therapeutic Actions : Dietary Modification: Mediterranean Diet : CK(500) : AC(58)
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction : CK(1909) : AC(196)

Zolpidem is associated with adverse outcomes in pregnancy such as preterm delivery and low birth weight.

Pubmed Data : Arch Womens Ment Health. 2009 Dec;12(6):441-6. Epub 2009 Aug 6. PMID: 19657707
Article Published Date : Dec 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
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Diseases : Infants: Low Birth Weight : CK(124) : AC(13), Infants: Very Low Birth Weight/Low Birth Weight : CK(202) : AC(18), Pregnancy Complications : CK(166) : AC(19), Prenatal Chemical Exposures : CK(322) : AC(86), Preterm Birth: Prevention : CK(111) : AC(9)
Problem Substances : Hypnotic Drugs : CK(134) : AC(14)

Progesterone may have a therapeutic role in preventing preterm birth.

Pubmed Data : Drugs. 2004;64(21):2463-74. PMID: 15482003
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2004
Study Type : Commentary
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Substances : Progesterone : CK(70) : AC(26)
Diseases : Preterm Birth: Prevention : CK(111) : AC(9)

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