Unfortunately, PROM and PPROM aren't nearly as fun as prom. (No dancing or fruit punch, but you may get some juice in the hospital.) ...

A healthy 32-year-old gravida 1 para 0 at 38 4/7 weeks' gestation was admitted to labor and delivery at 5 PM in labor. Her history and prenatal course were uncomplicated. She had a negative group B ...

When a pregnant woman's water breaks too early, it often leads to preterm birth, with no effective method to prevent or treat it. Researchers have discovered that the lipid molecule prostacyclin plays ...

Findings in The American Journal of Pathology open avenues for development of therapeutic strategies to enhance membrane repair and prevent preterm birth “Preterm birth is a major challenge in ...

Your body often whispers before it roars. Here are the most reliable, evidence-backed signs that labor is near, so you can ...

A pregnant woman in a hospital gown ROM tests are used to aid in diagnosing ruptured membranes in pregnant women through analysis of vaginal secretions. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is ...

Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM) is defined as the rupture of fetal membranes prior to the onset of labor, before 37 weeks gestation and remains a significant obstetric complication of ...

African Journal of Reproductive Health / La Revue Africaine de la Santé Reproductive, Vol. 28, No. 12 (December 2024), pp. 139-147 (9 pages) The study was designed to appraise the effects of early ...

Each cell contains well-defined compartments, each of which has a specific function. The nuclear envelope, for example, is a highly regulated membrane barrier that separates the nucleus from the ...