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Descriptor English:   Obstetric Labor, Premature 
Descriptor Spanish:   Trabajo de Parto Prematuro 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Trabalho de Parto Prematuro 
Synonyms English:   Preterm Labor  
Tree Number:   C13.703.420.491
Definition English:   Onset of OBSTETRIC LABOR before term (TERM BIRTH) but usually after the FETUS has become viable. In humans, it occurs sometime during the 29th through 38th week of PREGNANCY. TOCOLYSIS inhibits premature labor and can prevent the BIRTH of premature infants (INFANT, PREMATURE). 
Indexing Annotation English:   check the tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH is also available
See Related English:   Infant, Premature
Premature Birth
Tocolytic Agents
 
History Note English:   2006 (1964) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RA radiography RI radionuclide imaging
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
US ultrasonography UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   7925 
Unique Identifier:   D007752 

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