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Preterm Labor

Preterm labor is labor that starts before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. It can lead to premature birth. Premature babies may face serious health risks.

Symptoms of preterm labor include:

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  1. Preterm Labor (National Library of Medicine)  
    Preterm labor is labor that starts before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. It can lead to premature birth. ... babies may face serious health risks. Symptoms of preterm labor include: Contractions every 10 minutes or more often ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pretermlabor.html - Health Topics
  2. Preterm labor 
    Researchers do not know what actually causes preterm labor in most women. However, we do know that certain conditions can increase the risk of preterm labor, including: A previous preterm delivery A ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000486.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Childbirth Problems (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... Some of the more common childbirth problems include: Preterm (premature) labor, when your labor starts before 37 completed weeks ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/childbirthproblems.html - Health Topics
  4. What Treatments Can Reduce the Chances of Preterm Labor and Birth? From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    If a pregnant woman is showing signs of preterm labor, her doctor will often try treatments to stop ...
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/preterm/conditioninfo/reduce - External Health Links
  5. What Are the Risk Factors for Preterm Labor and Birth? From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    Preterm Labor/Learn More ... Preterm Labor ... Risk factors include medical conditions and pregnancy complications. Some risk factors can be managed to reduce risk.
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/.../topics/preterm/conditioninfo/who_risk - External Health Links
  6. Preterm Labor and Birth From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    Premature Babies/Start Here ... Premature Babies ... Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ... From the National Institutes ...
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/preterm - External Health Links
  7. About Preterm Labor and Birth From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    ... of pregnancy. Labor starting before 37 weeks is preterm labor. Preterm birth affects one of 10 births worldwide.
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/preterm/conditioninfo - External Health Links
  8. Insufficient cervix 
    ... pregnancy, or sooner if labor begins early. Cerclages work well for many women. Sometimes, medicines such as progesterone are prescribed instead of a cerclage. These help in some cases to prevent preterm birth.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000595.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. What Health Problems Can Develop during Pregnancy? From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    Health Problems in Pregnancy/Start Here ... Health Problems in Pregnancy ... Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ... From ...
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/.../conditioninfo/health-problems - External Health Links
  10. Premature infant 
    ... into labor before 37 weeks, it is called preterm labor . Late preterm babies who are born between 35 ... heart disease, and kidney disease, may contribute to preterm labor. Often, the cause of preterm labor is unknown. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001562.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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