ABSTRACT

Preterm delivery is probably the most important problem in obstetrics, and a major public health concern. Recent developments - such as the preventive use of progesterone, and new data on possible mechanisms of initiation of parturition - have placed the topic at the forefront of the interests and preoccupation of many in maternal-fetal medicine an

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SECTION I: MECHANISMS

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SECTION IV: CURRENT STATUS OF INTERVENTIONS