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Premature birth of newborn

MedGen UID:
535197
•Concept ID:
C0233315
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Finding
SNOMED CT: Premature birth of newborn (367494004)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical utility of sFlt-1 and PlGF in screening, prediction, diagnosis and monitoring of pre-eclampsia and fetal growth restriction.
Stepan H, Galindo A, Hund M, Schlembach D, Sillman J, Surbek D, Vatish M
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2023 Feb;61(2):168-180. doi: 10.1002/uog.26032. PMID: 35816445
Hashimoto thyroiditis: an evidence-based guide to etiology, diagnosis and treatment.
Klubo-Gwiezdzinska J, Wartofsky L
Pol Arch Intern Med 2022 Mar 30;132(3) Epub 2022 Mar 3 doi: 10.20452/pamw.16222. PMID: 35243857Free PMC Article
European Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Respiratory Distress Syndrome - 2019 Update.
Sweet DG, Carnielli V, Greisen G, Hallman M, Ozek E, Te Pas A, Plavka R, Roehr CC, Saugstad OD, Simeoni U, Speer CP, Vento M, Visser GHA, Halliday HL
Neonatology 2019;115(4):432-450. Epub 2019 Apr 11 doi: 10.1159/000499361. PMID: 30974433Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Small vulnerable newborns-big potential for impact.
Ashorn P, Ashorn U, Muthiani Y, Aboubaker S, Askari S, Bahl R, Black RE, Dalmiya N, Duggan CP, Hofmeyr GJ, Kennedy SH, Klein N, Lawn JE, Shiffman J, Simon J, Temmerman M; UNICEF–WHO Low Birthweight Estimates Group
Lancet 2023 May 20;401(10389):1692-1706. Epub 2023 May 8 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00354-9. PMID: 37167991
Prevention of preterm birth in twin pregnancies.
Roman A, Ramirez A, Fox NS
Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2022 Mar;4(2S):100551. Epub 2021 Dec 8 doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2021.100551. PMID: 34896357
Public Health Implications of Very Preterm Birth.
Barfield WD
Clin Perinatol 2018 Sep;45(3):565-577. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2018.05.007. PMID: 30144856Free PMC Article
The global epidemiology of preterm birth.
Vogel JP, Chawanpaiboon S, Moller AB, Watananirun K, Bonet M, Lumbiganon P
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2018 Oct;52:3-12. Epub 2018 Apr 26 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2018.04.003. PMID: 29779863
Epidemiology and causes of preterm birth.
Goldenberg RL, Culhane JF, Iams JD, Romero R
Lancet 2008 Jan 5;371(9606):75-84. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60074-4. PMID: 18177778Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Pre-eclampsia.
Dimitriadis E, Rolnik DL, Zhou W, Estrada-Gutierrez G, Koga K, Francisco RPV, Whitehead C, Hyett J, da Silva Costa F, Nicolaides K, Menkhorst E
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2023 Feb 16;9(1):8. doi: 10.1038/s41572-023-00417-6. PMID: 36797292
The immunobiology of preterm labor and birth: intra-amniotic inflammation or breakdown of maternal-fetal homeostasis.
Gomez-Lopez N, Galaz J, Miller D, Farias-Jofre M, Liu Z, Arenas-Hernandez M, Garcia-Flores V, Shaffer Z, Greenberg JM, Theis KR, Romero R
Reproduction 2022 Jun 20;164(2):R11-R45. doi: 10.1530/REP-22-0046. PMID: 35559791Free PMC Article
Oxidative Stress and Respiratory Diseases in Preterm Newborns.
Cannavò L, Perrone S, Viola V, Marseglia L, Di Rosa G, Gitto E
Int J Mol Sci 2021 Nov 19;22(22) doi: 10.3390/ijms222212504. PMID: 34830385Free PMC Article
Preterm Labor and Birth: A Clinical Review.
Griggs KM, Hrelic DA, Williams N, McEwen-Campbell M, Cypher R
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs 2020 Nov/Dec;45(6):328-337. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000656. PMID: 33074911
Intrauterine inflammation, infection, or both (Triple I): A new concept for chorioamnionitis.
Peng CC, Chang JH, Lin HY, Cheng PJ, Su BH
Pediatr Neonatol 2018 Jun;59(3):231-237. Epub 2017 Sep 19 doi: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2017.09.001. PMID: 29066072

Therapy

The efficacy of emergency cervical cerclage in singleton and twin pregnancies: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
Hulshoff CC, Bosgraaf RP, Spaanderman MEA, Inthout J, Scholten RR, Van Drongelen J
Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2023 Jul;5(7):100971. Epub 2023 Apr 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2023.100971. PMID: 37084870
Cervical cerclage for short cervix at 24 to 26 weeks of gestation: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials using individual patient-level data.
Gulersen M, Lenchner E, Nicolaides KH, Otsuki K, Rust OA, Althuisius S, Bornstein E, Berghella V
Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2023 Jun;5(6):100930. Epub 2023 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2023.100930. PMID: 36924844
Impact of maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index on maternal, fetal and neonatal adverse outcomes in the worldwide populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Vats H, Saxena R, Sachdeva MP, Walia GK, Gupta V
Obes Res Clin Pract 2021 Nov-Dec;15(6):536-545. Epub 2021 Nov 12 doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2021.10.005. PMID: 34782256
Antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy.
Smaill FM, Vazquez JC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 Nov 25;2019(11) doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000490.pub4. PMID: 31765489Free PMC Article
Outcomes in preterm infants.
Platt MJ
Public Health 2014 May;128(5):399-403. Epub 2014 May 1 doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2014.03.010. PMID: 24794180

Prognosis

National, regional, and global estimates of preterm birth in 2020, with trends from 2010: a systematic analysis.
Ohuma EO, Moller AB, Bradley E, Chakwera S, Hussain-Alkhateeb L, Lewin A, Okwaraji YB, Mahanani WR, Johansson EW, Lavin T, Fernandez DE, Domínguez GG, de Costa A, Cresswell JA, Krasevec J, Lawn JE, Blencowe H, Requejo J, Moran AC
Lancet 2023 Oct 7;402(10409):1261-1271. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00878-4. PMID: 37805217
Small vulnerable newborns-big potential for impact.
Ashorn P, Ashorn U, Muthiani Y, Aboubaker S, Askari S, Bahl R, Black RE, Dalmiya N, Duggan CP, Hofmeyr GJ, Kennedy SH, Klein N, Lawn JE, Shiffman J, Simon J, Temmerman M; UNICEF–WHO Low Birthweight Estimates Group
Lancet 2023 May 20;401(10389):1692-1706. Epub 2023 May 8 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00354-9. PMID: 37167991
Prevention of preterm birth in twin pregnancies.
Roman A, Ramirez A, Fox NS
Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2022 Mar;4(2S):100551. Epub 2021 Dec 8 doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2021.100551. PMID: 34896357
The epidemiology, etiology, and costs of preterm birth.
Frey HA, Klebanoff MA
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2016 Apr;21(2):68-73. Epub 2016 Jan 11 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2015.12.011. PMID: 26794420
Global burden of prematurity.
Harrison MS, Goldenberg RL
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2016 Apr;21(2):74-9. Epub 2015 Dec 28 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2015.12.007. PMID: 26740166

Clinical prediction guides

Preterm birth is associated with xenobiotics and predicted by the vaginal metabolome.
Kindschuh WF, Baldini F, Liu MC, Liao J, Meydan Y, Lee HH, Heinken A, Thiele I, Thaiss CA, Levy M, Korem T
Nat Microbiol 2023 Feb;8(2):246-259. Epub 2023 Jan 12 doi: 10.1038/s41564-022-01293-8. PMID: 36635575Free PMC Article
ISUOG Practice Guidelines: role of ultrasound in the prediction of spontaneous preterm birth.
Coutinho CM, Sotiriadis A, Odibo A, Khalil A, D'Antonio F, Feltovich H, Salomon LJ, Sheehan P, Napolitano R, Berghella V, da Silva Costa F
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2022 Sep;60(3):435-456. Epub 2022 Jul 29 doi: 10.1002/uog.26020. PMID: 35904371
Prevention of preterm birth in twin pregnancies.
Roman A, Ramirez A, Fox NS
Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2022 Mar;4(2S):100551. Epub 2021 Dec 8 doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2021.100551. PMID: 34896357
Impact of maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index on maternal, fetal and neonatal adverse outcomes in the worldwide populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Vats H, Saxena R, Sachdeva MP, Walia GK, Gupta V
Obes Res Clin Pract 2021 Nov-Dec;15(6):536-545. Epub 2021 Nov 12 doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2021.10.005. PMID: 34782256
Epidemiology and causes of preterm birth.
Goldenberg RL, Culhane JF, Iams JD, Romero R
Lancet 2008 Jan 5;371(9606):75-84. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60074-4. PMID: 18177778Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

The efficacy of emergency cervical cerclage in singleton and twin pregnancies: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
Hulshoff CC, Bosgraaf RP, Spaanderman MEA, Inthout J, Scholten RR, Van Drongelen J
Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2023 Jul;5(7):100971. Epub 2023 Apr 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2023.100971. PMID: 37084870
Does vaginal progesterone prevent recurrent preterm birth in women with a singleton gestation and a history of spontaneous preterm birth? Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Conde-Agudelo A, Romero R
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022 Sep;227(3):440-461.e2. Epub 2022 Apr 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.04.023. PMID: 35460628Free PMC Article
Chronic kidney disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Al Khalaf S, Bodunde E, Maher GM, O'Reilly ÉJ, McCarthy FP, O'Shaughnessy MM, O'Neill SM, Khashan AS
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022 May;226(5):656-670.e32. Epub 2021 Nov 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.10.037. PMID: 34736915
Biologics for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Their Safety in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Nielsen OH, Gubatan JM, Juhl CB, Streett SE, Maxwell C
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022 Jan;20(1):74-87.e3. Epub 2020 Sep 12 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.09.021. PMID: 32931960
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Human Milk Feeding and Morbidity in Very Low Birth Weight Infants.
Miller J, Tonkin E, Damarell RA, McPhee AJ, Suganuma M, Suganuma H, Middleton PF, Makrides M, Collins CT
Nutrients 2018 May 31;10(6) doi: 10.3390/nu10060707. PMID: 29857555Free PMC Article

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