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A trial of oral ritodrine for the prevention of premature labour.
William A. W. Walters,Chris Wood +1 more
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A double blind clinical trial of oral ritodrine for prevention of premature labour was conducted in 38 primigravidae in whom the internal os of the cervix was one or more fingerbreadths dilated at 28 to 32 weeks gestation, suggesting that oral r itodrine may not be effective in preventing premature labour.About:
This article is published in British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.The article was published on 1977-01-01. It has received 36 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Ritodrine.read more
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Tocolytics for preterm labor: a systematic review.
TL;DR: Although tocolytics prolong pregnancy, they have not been shown to improve perinatal or neonatal outcomes and have adverse effects on women in preterm labor.
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The use of a calcium antagonist (nifedipine) to suppress preterm labour
M. D. Read,D. E. Wellby +1 more
TL;DR: Nifedipine was found to be significantly more effective than ritodrine or withholding therapy, and was almost devoid of side‐effects in suppressing premature uterine activity.
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Prevention and treatment of premature labour by drugs: review of controlled clinical trials.
Elina Hemminki,Barbara Starfield +1 more
TL;DR: This review sought evidence from 18 controlled clinical trials about the benefits of drugs used to prevent premature birth and found only one therapeutic trial and one prophylactic trial found the drug to affect favourably the outcome for the infant.
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Results of Double-blind, Multicentre Study with Ritodrine in Premature Labour
A. Wesselius-de Casparis,Michel Thiery,A. Yo Le Sian,K. Baumgarten,Ivo Brosens,O. Gamisans,J. G. Stolk,W. Vivier +7 more
TL;DR: Ritodrine arrested premature labour in 80%, the placebo in 48% of the patients (P=0·02), this short treatment, however, was usually not sufficient to prolong gestation till term and gave rise to any maternal or fetal side effects.
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Relationship between length of gestation and cervical dilatation, uterine contractility, and other factors during pregnancy.
TL;DR: The relationship between the length of gestation and cervical dilatation and uterine contractility in pregnancy remained significant in nonsmokers, and the frequency of sexual intercourse during pregnancy did not influence the time in gestation when labor began.
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The prediction of premature labor by observation of the cervix and external tocography
TL;DR: Serial assessment of dilatation and effacement of the cervix was carried out in 259 patients and when external tocography was used in patients with early cervical Dilatation the prediction of premature labor was accurate.
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Internal cervical os during the second half of pregnancy.
M. N. Parikh,Ajit C. Mehta +1 more
TL;DR: It was revealed that in many cases the internal 0s of the cervix admitted an examining finger, it was considered imperative to find out whether these cervices carried any functional significance.
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