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PRETERM LABOR

- Occurs before the end of week of 37 AOG,- Any womn h!"n# $ers"stent uter"ne contrct"ons %four e!ery &' m"n( shou)d

be cons"dered to be "n )bor*- +ommon sym$toms of er)y $reterm )bor "nc)ude $ers"stent, du)), )ow

bckche !#"n) s$ott"n# fee)"n# of $e)!"c $ressure or bd) t"#hten"n#menstru)-)"ke crm$"n# "ncresed !#"n) d"schr#e uter"ne contrct"ons

nd "ntest"n) crm$"n#*- Assoc"ted w"th dehydrt"on, .T/, $er"odont) dse, nd those who rece"!e

"nde0ute $rent) cre

Ther* M#mt*

- +hn#es "n !#"n) mucus 1 $resence of fet) 2bronect"n %+O4 $rod* by

tro$hob)st ce))s( * "f th"s "s $resent "n !#"n) mucus, "t $red"cts $reterm

contrct"ons, bsence of the +O4 $red"cts tht )bor w")) not occur for

t)est 56 dys*

- Bed rest, hydrt"on 1 my he)$ sto$ contrct"ons* /f womn "s dehydrted,$"tu"try #)nd "s ct"!ted to secrete A, nd th"s my cuse to re)ese

o8ytoc"n- Toco)yt"c #ent % terbut)"ne( 1 ct )most ent"re)y on bet & rece$tor s"tes ,

s bet & rece$tor "t cuses b)ood !esse)s nd bronch" to re)8 )on# w"th

the uter"ne musc)e*

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Premture cer!"c) d")t"on

9"rst sym$tom "s show:"ncresed $e)!"c $ressure, fo))owed by ru$ture of of

membrnes nd d"schr#e of the mn"ot"c ;u"d*

+ommon)y occurs t $$ro8"mte)y week &' of $re#nncy, when the fetus "s st")) too"mmture to sur!"!e*

Assoc"ted w"th mtern) #e, con#en"t) structur) defects, nd trum to the

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