Preterm labor: Difference between revisions
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Defined as labor before 37 weeks (uterine ctx and cervical change) | |||
*Increased risks to child depending on age of fetus | |||
**Cerebral palsy, poor lung development, cognitive delay, etc | |||
*Can be triggered by maternal infx, stress, HTN, uncontrolled DM | |||
==Clinical Presentation== | ==Clinical Presentation== | ||
Revision as of 20:39, 20 March 2015
Background
- Defined as labor before 37 weeks (uterine ctx and cervical change)
- Increased risks to child depending on age of fetus
- Cerebral palsy, poor lung development, cognitive delay, etc
- Can be triggered by maternal infx, stress, HTN, uncontrolled DM