Search Tag: preterm birth

IMAGING Management

New-ultrasound-method-predicts-preterm-birth-risk

2024 30 Jan

  Traditionally, the risk of preterm birth has been evaluated based solely on a woman's history of previous premature deliveries, leaving first-time pregnancies without a reliable risk assessment method. However, a groundbreaking development in the use of Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS) scanning of the cervix during routine pregnancy ultrasounds offers...Read more

Cardiology Management

Preterm-birth-linked-to-risk-of-heart-failure

2017 28 May

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report that babies that are born preterm have a a higher risk of heart failure during childhood and adolescence as compared to those that are born full term. Findings are published in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology. There is no doubt that a large number of babies survive preterm births....Read more

IT Management

New-app-predicts-preterm-birth-risk

2016 26 Jan

A new app (QUiPP) developed at King's College London can help doctors identify women at risk of giving birth prematurely, according to results of two studies published in the journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology . The app uses an algorithm that combines the gestation of previous pregnancies and the length of the cervix with levels of a biomarker...Read more

IMAGING Management

Mri-predicts-cognitive-outcome-in-preterm-children

2015 07 Sep

A study published in the neurology journal Brain suggests that children born prematurely are more likely to have low mathematical achievement at school age, which may be caused by reduced working memory and number skills. The study aimed to examine the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after birth to identify infants at risk of later academic...Read more

Cardiology Management

Smoking-and-preterm-birth-more-than-triples-risk-of-cvd

2015 09 Jul

Mothers who smoke and have a preterm birth more than triple their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to research in more than 900 000 mothers published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. The risk of maternal CVD increased in a dose response relationship with the number and severity of preterm births. “Smoking and preterm...Read more

Cardiology Management

Study-higher-cvd-risk-in-women-with-spontaneous-preterm-delivery-history

2015 10 Feb

A history of spontaneous preterm delivery appears to double a woman's risk of heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases, according to results of a study published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.(1,2) The strength of the association was described by the investigators as "robust", and, as an independent risk factor...Read more

IMAGING Management

Mri-detects-late-preterm-infant-brain-abnormalities

2014 10 Jun

Research on preterm brain development has focused on infants born less than 32 weeks into gestation (very preterm). An Australian investigation, results of which have been published online in Radiology, focused on preterm infants born between 32 weeks up to 37 weeks into gestation. Researchers used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to show that moderate...Read more