Preterm labor Luo xiaodong
Preterm labor Luo xiaodong 1
Definition Prematrue labor or delivery Labor spontaneously occurring after 20 (viability 24-28)weeks but before 37 weeks gestation, fetal weight <2500g before 37 and after 28 weeks' gestational age in our country BLeading cause of neonatal morbidity in developed countries
Definition Prematrue labor or delivery Labor spontaneously occurring after 20 (viability 24~28) weeks’ but before 37 weeks’ gestation, fetal weight <2500g before 37 and after 28 weeks’ gestational age in our country Leading cause of neonatal morbidity in developed countries 2
Uterine contractions abdominal tightening lower back pain pelvic pressure Cervical effacement and dilation
Uterine contractions abdominal tightening lower back pain pelvic pressure Cervical effacement and dilation 3
preterm labor other similarly entities cervical incompetence preterm uterine contractions Preterm premature rupture of membrane
preterm labor other similarly entities cervical incompetence preterm uterine contractions Preterm premature rupture of membrane 4
Complicates 10-15%of all pregnancy cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality
Complicates 10-15% of all pregnancy cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality 5