Part I. Preterm labor: A challenge
1. Preterm labor: impacts on perinatal ecology.-
2. Definition and diagnosis of preterm labor.-
3. Epidemiology and incidence of preterm delivery.-
Part II. Preterm labor and intrauterine infection and inflammation
4. Subclinical intrauterine infection.-
5. Clinical and subclinical intrauterine infection/inflammation.-
6. Cervical changes 1: morphological and biochemical changes.-
7. Cervical changes 2 : USG findings.-
Part III. Other mechanisms related to preterm labor
8. Multiple mechanisms of preterm labor other than intrauterine infection.-
9. Abruption and preterm labor.-
Part IV. Prevention, Treatment, and Management
10. Prevention and Tocolytic agents 1.-
11. Prevention and Tocolytic agents 2.-
12. Tocolytic agent 3.-
13. Antibiotics for preterm labor.-
14. Probiotics for preterm labor.-
15. Progesterone.-
16. Cerclage 1: general.-
17. Cerclage 2: abdominal vs vaginal.-
18. Bacterial vaginosis.-
19. Antenatal corticosteroid.-
20. Mode of delivery of premature infants.-
21. Management of pPROM in general.-
22. Prevention of PTB: meta-analysis.-
Part V. Preterm Newborn
23. The preterm newborn: Morbidity and Mortality.-
Part VI. Placental Pathology
24. Placental pathology.-
Part VII. Research Frontier
25. Research frontier.-
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