Chapter 15 - Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)»Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)»Preterm labor (O60)
O60
Preterm labor
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Obstetric Labor, Premature50 drugs (33 approved, 17 experimental)
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).