Non-Clinical Gestation Trial Phase

BACKGROUND Because of increased rates of respiratory complications, elective cesarean delivery is discouraged before 39 weeks of… (More)

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether pre-eclampsia is more common in first pregnancies solely because fewer affected women, who… (More)

BACKGROUND Previous randomized trials have shown that progesterone administration in women who previously delivered prematurely… (More)

BACKGROUND Women who have had a spontaneous preterm delivery are at greatly increased risk for preterm delivery in subsequent… (More)

OBJECTIVE To examine whether depression and anxiety in early pregnancy are associated with preeclampsia in an unselected… (More)

BACKGROUND Bacterial vaginosis is believed to be a risk factor for preterm delivery. We undertook a study of the association… (More)

We report the existence of a ‘placental clock’, which is active from an early stage in human pregnancy and determines the length… (More)

OBJECTIVE To find out whether women with bacterial vaginosis detected early in pregnancy are at increased risk of preterm… (More)

OBJECTIVE To determine how fetal growth is related to death from cardiovascular disease in adult life. DESIGN A follow up study… (More)

A controlled trial of betamethasone therapy was carried out in 282 mothers in whom premature delivery threatened or was planned… (More)