Article
Preterm labour and delivery: a genetic predisposition.
Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology - 1 Jul 2001
Dizon-Townson D S
Abstract excerpt
Preterm delivery (PTD) complicates as many as 10% of pregnancies in the United States. Moreover, prematurity accounts for more than 70% of the consequent neonatal and infantile morbidity and mortality. Serious long-term complications include cerebral palsy, respiratory disease, blindness and deafness. Despite substantial basic scientific, translational and clinical investigation in recent years, the PTD rate...
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