Preterm Labor and Birth: A Serious Pregnancy Complication - March of Dimes

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Preterm Labor and Birth: A Serious Pregnancy Complication - March of Dimes

Preterm labor is labor that occurs before 37 weeks of pregnancy. About 1 out of 8 deliveries in the United States are preterm. Premature babies are at increased risk of long-term health problems.

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Prototype ring with sensors helps to detect, prevent preterm labor

news-medical.net — “The birth of a baby is usually a joyous event, but when a child is born too early, worrisome complications can occur, including serious health problems for the baby and steep medical bills for the family. To address this, Johns Hopkins graduate students and their faculty adviser have invented a new system to pick up very early signs that a woman is going into labor too soon.” View full resource at news-medical.net