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Delivering Preterm - Culture, Family, Travel, Consumer Reviews - Posted: 25th Feb, 2006 - 10:02pm
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Post Date: 3rd Feb, 2006 - 11:31am / Post ID: #
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PROTEINS MAY GIVE PREGNANCY WARNING
By testing for four proteins in fetus-cushioning amniotic fluid, doctors can predict when pregnant women are at risk of delivering preterm and when their infants are at risk for severe infections, according to a presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/...reut/index.html
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This is a great advance in neo-natal care, and hopefully becomes a standard test and not one only available to those who can afford it. Pre-term birth not only affect the baby but can also have ramifications for the mother, so being able to predict whether it will occur is definitely a good thing.
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