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Descriptor English:   Obstetric Labor, Premature 
Descriptor Spanish:   Trabajo de Parto Prematuro 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Trabalho de Parto Prematuro 
Synonyms English:   Labor, Premature
Labor, Premature Obstetric
Labor, Preterm
Premature Labor
Premature Obstetric Labor
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 DG diagnostic imaging
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 RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   7925 
Unique Identifier:   D007752 

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