Full Report

Format

Full Report
Summary (Text)
Summary (XML)

Send to:

Choose Destination

File
Clipboard
Collections

Premature labor

MedGen UID:: 5989
•Concept ID:: C0022876
•: Pathologic Function

Synonyms:	Labor, Premature; Labor, Premature Obstetric; Labor, Preterm; Obstetric Labor, Premature; Premature Labor; Premature Obstetric Labor; Preterm Labor
SNOMED CT:	Premature labor (6383007); Preterm labor (6383007); Premature onset of labor (6383007)

Definition

Regular uterine activity with associated cervical change prior to 37 weeks gestation. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVPremature labor

Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
- Clinical finding
  - Finding by Cause
    - Complication
      - Birth Complication
        Labor and Delivery Complication
        Premature labor
        Premature birth
        Extreme Preterm Birth
        Extremely preterm birth
        Indicated Preterm Birth
        Late Preterm Birth
        Moderate to late preterm birth
        Premature delivery because of cervical insufficiency or membrane fragility
        Spontaneous Preterm Birth
        Very preterm birth

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Anemia in Pregnancy: Screening and Clinical Management Strategies.

Stanley AY, Wallace JB, Hernandez AM, Spell JL
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs 2022 Jan-Feb 01;47(1):25-32. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000787. PMID: 34860784

Clinical chorioamnionitis criteria are not sufficient for predicting intra-amniotic infection.

Maki Y, Furukawa S, Nakayama T, Oohashi M, Shiiba N, Furuta K, Tokunaga S, Sameshima H
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2022 Jan;35(1):52-57. Epub 2020 Jan 8 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2020.1711725. PMID: 31914822

Guideline No. 402: Diagnosis and Management of Placenta Previa.

Jain V, Bos H, Bujold E
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2020 Jul;42(7):906-917.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2019.07.019. PMID: 32591150

See all (98)

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The experiences and outcomes of Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller pregnant people in pregnancy: A scoping review.

O'Brien M, Dempsey B, Higgins MF
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2024 Nov;167(2):529-537. Epub 2024 Jun 18 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.15723. PMID: 38887905

The Pregnant Patient: Assessment and Perioperative Management.

McKenzie H, Pulley DD
Anesthesiol Clin 2016 Mar;34(1):213-22. doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2015.10.016. PMID: 26927749

Prenatal Stress, Prematurity, and Asthma.

Medsker B, Forno E, Simhan H, Celedón JC
Obstet Gynecol Surv 2015 Dec;70(12):773-9. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000000256. PMID: 26676148 Free PMC Article

Abdominal emergencies during pregnancy.

Bouyou J, Gaujoux S, Marcellin L, Leconte M, Goffinet F, Chapron C, Dousset B
J Visc Surg 2015 Dec;152(6 Suppl):S105-15. Epub 2015 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2015.09.017. PMID: 26527261

Gastrointestinal endoscopy in pregnancy.

Savas N
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Nov 7;20(41):15241-52. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i41.15241. PMID: 25386072 Free PMC Article

See all (632)

Diagnosis

Intraplacental Hepatic Heterotopia.

Karimi SS, Garzon S
Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2022 Aug;41(4):704-709. Epub 2021 Jan 5 doi: 10.1080/15513815.2020.1865490. PMID: 33399014

The Role of Arachidonic and Linoleic Acid Derivatives in Pathological Pregnancies and the Human Reproduction Process.

Szczuko M, Kikut J, Komorniak N, Bilicki J, Celewicz Z, Ziętek M
Int J Mol Sci 2020 Dec 17;21(24) doi: 10.3390/ijms21249628. PMID: 33348841 Free PMC Article

Meier-Gorlin syndrome.

de Munnik SA, Hoefsloot EH, Roukema J, Schoots J, Knoers NV, Brunner HG, Jackson AP, Bongers EM
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2015 Sep 17;10:114. doi: 10.1186/s13023-015-0322-x. PMID: 26381604 Free PMC Article

Laparoscopic myomectomy.

Stoica RA, Bistriceanu I, Sima R, Iordache N
J Med Life 2014 Oct-Dec;7(4):522-4. PMID: 25713613 Free PMC Article

Fetal thyroïdology.

Polak M, Luton D
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2014 Mar;28(2):161-73. Epub 2013 Jun 6 doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2013.04.013. PMID: 24629859

See all (360)

Therapy

Next generation strategies for preventing preterm birth.

Zierden HC, Shapiro RL, DeLong K, Carter DM, Ensign LM
Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2021 Jul;174:190-209. Epub 2021 Apr 23 doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.04.021. PMID: 33895215 Free PMC Article

New data about preeclampsia: some possibilities of prevention.

Schindler AE
Gynecol Endocrinol 2018 Aug;34(8):636-637. Epub 2018 Mar 6 doi: 10.1080/09513590.2018.1441401. PMID: 29508649

Gastrointestinal endoscopy in pregnancy.

Savas N
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Nov 7;20(41):15241-52. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i41.15241. PMID: 25386072 Free PMC Article

Fetal thyroïdology.

Polak M, Luton D
Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2014 Mar;28(2):161-73. Epub 2013 Jun 6 doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2013.04.013. PMID: 24629859

Anti-inflammatory drugs and their mechanism of action.

Vane JR, Botting RM
Inflamm Res 1998 Oct;47 Suppl 2:S78-87. doi: 10.1007/s000110050284. PMID: 9831328

See all (492)

Prognosis

The role of transperineal ultrasonography for perinatal management: A review.

Kido K, Barbera A, Nagasaka K
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2023 Jul;49(7):1700-1709. Epub 2023 May 3 doi: 10.1111/jog.15645. PMID: 37138387

The Role of Arachidonic and Linoleic Acid Derivatives in Pathological Pregnancies and the Human Reproduction Process.

Szczuko M, Kikut J, Komorniak N, Bilicki J, Celewicz Z, Ziętek M
Int J Mol Sci 2020 Dec 17;21(24) doi: 10.3390/ijms21249628. PMID: 33348841 Free PMC Article

Outcomes for extremely premature infants.

Glass HC, Costarino AT, Stayer SA, Brett CM, Cladis F, Davis PJ
Anesth Analg 2015 Jun;120(6):1337-51. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000705. PMID: 25988638 Free PMC Article

Gastrointestinal endoscopy in pregnancy.

Savas N
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Nov 7;20(41):15241-52. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i41.15241. PMID: 25386072 Free PMC Article

Anti-inflammatory drugs and their mechanism of action.

Vane JR, Botting RM
Inflamm Res 1998 Oct;47 Suppl 2:S78-87. doi: 10.1007/s000110050284. PMID: 9831328

See all (290)

Clinical prediction guides

The role of transperineal ultrasonography for perinatal management: A review.

Kido K, Barbera A, Nagasaka K
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2023 Jul;49(7):1700-1709. Epub 2023 May 3 doi: 10.1111/jog.15645. PMID: 37138387

Neonatal respiratory inhibition.

Minowa H
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2022 Dec;35(25):7132-7138. Epub 2021 Jun 28 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1944094. PMID: 34182876

The Role of Arachidonic and Linoleic Acid Derivatives in Pathological Pregnancies and the Human Reproduction Process.

Szczuko M, Kikut J, Komorniak N, Bilicki J, Celewicz Z, Ziętek M
Int J Mol Sci 2020 Dec 17;21(24) doi: 10.3390/ijms21249628. PMID: 33348841 Free PMC Article

Matrix Metalloproteinases in Normal Pregnancy and Preeclampsia.

Chen J, Khalil RA
Prog Mol Biol Transl Sci 2017;148:87-165. Epub 2017 May 22 doi: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2017.04.001. PMID: 28662830 Free PMC Article

Gastrointestinal endoscopy in pregnancy.

Savas N
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Nov 7;20(41):15241-52. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i41.15241. PMID: 25386072 Free PMC Article

See all (291)

Recent systematic reviews

Efficacy and safety of therapies for COVID-19 in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Di Gennaro F, Guido G, Frallonardo L, Segala FV, De Nola R, Damiani GR, De Vita E, Totaro V, Barbagallo M, Nicastri E, Vimercati A, Cicinelli E, Liuzzi G, Veronese N, Saracino A
BMC Infect Dis 2023 Nov 9;23(1):776. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08747-2. PMID: 37946100 Free PMC Article

Amniotic Sludge and Prematurity: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Pannain GD, Pereira AMG, Rocha MLTLFD, Lopes RGC
Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet 2023 Aug;45(8):e489-e498. Epub 2023 Sep 8 doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1772189. PMID: 37683661 Free PMC Article

Acromegaly and pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Bandeira DB, Olivatti TOF, Bolfi F, Boguszewski CL, Dos Santos Nunes-Nogueira V
Pituitary 2022 Jun;25(3):352-362. Epub 2022 Jan 30 doi: 10.1007/s11102-022-01208-0. PMID: 35098440

Premature Birth in Women with Endometriosis: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Bonuccelli GA, Negrini R, da Silva Ferreira RD
Reprod Sci 2022 Jan;29(1):250-259. Epub 2021 Aug 23 doi: 10.1007/s43032-021-00712-1. PMID: 34426947

Electroconvulsive therapy during pregnancy: a systematic review of case studies.

Leiknes KA, Cooke MJ, Jarosch-von Schweder L, Harboe I, Høie B
Arch Womens Ment Health 2015 Feb;18(1):1-39. Epub 2013 Nov 24 doi: 10.1007/s00737-013-0389-0. PMID: 24271084 Free PMC Article

See all (12)

MedGen

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Send to:

Premature labor

Definition

Term Hierarchy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Diagnosis

Therapy

Prognosis

Clinical prediction guides

Recent systematic reviews

Supplemental Content

Table of contents

Practice guidelines

Related information

Recent activity