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Indicated Preterm Birth

MedGen UID:
822291
•Concept ID:
C3829543
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Finding

Definition

Preterm birth from 20 weeks to 36 weeks, and 6 days of gestation that is necessitated by the medical condition of the mother or fetus. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVIndicated Preterm Birth

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Placental histology for targeted risk assessment of recurrent spontaneous preterm birth.
Suresh S, Freedman A, Adams M, Hirsch E, Ernst LM
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2024 Apr;230(4):452.e1-452.e11. Epub 2023 Sep 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.09.018. PMID: 37751829
Platelet protease activated receptor 4 (PAR 4) receptor genotype is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth.
Boelig RC, Cahanap TJ, Ma L, Zhan T, Berghella V, Chan JSY, Kraft WK, Mckenzie SE
J Thromb Haemost 2022 Oct;20(10):2419-2428. Epub 2022 Jul 31 doi: 10.1111/jth.15814. PMID: 35815338
Depression and serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment as risk factors for preterm birth.
Yonkers KA, Norwitz ER, Smith MV, Lockwood CJ, Gotman N, Luchansky E, Lin H, Belanger K
Epidemiology 2012 Sep;23(5):677-85. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31825838e9. PMID: 22627901Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cannabis Exposure and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Related to Placental Function.
Metz TD, Allshouse AA, McMillin GA, Greene T, Chung JH, Grobman WA, Haas DM, Mercer BM, Parry S, Reddy UM, Saade GR, Simhan HN, Silver RM
JAMA 2023 Dec 12;330(22):2191-2199. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.21146. PMID: 38085313Free PMC Article
Treatment for Mild Chronic Hypertension during Pregnancy.
Tita AT, Szychowski JM, Boggess K, Dugoff L, Sibai B, Lawrence K, Hughes BL, Bell J, Aagaard K, Edwards RK, Gibson K, Haas DM, Plante L, Metz T, Casey B, Esplin S, Longo S, Hoffman M, Saade GR, Hoppe KK, Foroutan J, Tuuli M, Owens MY, Simhan HN, Frey H, Rosen T, Palatnik A, Baker S, August P, Reddy UM, Kinzler W, Su E, Krishna I, Nguyen N, Norton ME, Skupski D, El-Sayed YY, Ogunyemi D, Galis ZS, Harper L, Ambalavanan N, Geller NL, Oparil S, Cutter GR, Andrews WW; Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy (CHAP) Trial Consortium
N Engl J Med 2022 May 12;386(19):1781-1792. Epub 2022 Apr 2 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2201295. PMID: 35363951Free PMC Article
Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality Among Pregnant Women With and Without COVID-19 Infection: The INTERCOVID Multinational Cohort Study.
Villar J, Ariff S, Gunier RB, Thiruvengadam R, Rauch S, Kholin A, Roggero P, Prefumo F, do Vale MS, Cardona-Perez JA, Maiz N, Cetin I, Savasi V, Deruelle P, Easter SR, Sichitiu J, Soto Conti CP, Ernawati E, Mhatre M, Teji JS, Liu B, Capelli C, Oberto M, Salazar L, Gravett MG, Cavoretto PI, Nachinab VB, Galadanci H, Oros D, Ayede AI, Sentilhes L, Bako B, Savorani M, Cena H, García-May PK, Etuk S, Casale R, Abd-Elsalam S, Ikenoue S, Aminu MB, Vecciarelli C, Duro EA, Usman MA, John-Akinola Y, Nieto R, Ferrazi E, Bhutta ZA, Langer A, Kennedy SH, Papageorghiou AT
JAMA Pediatr 2021 Aug 1;175(8):817-826. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.1050. PMID: 33885740Free PMC Article
The effects of maternal depression, anxiety, and perceived stress during pregnancy on preterm birth: A systematic review.
Staneva A, Bogossian F, Pritchard M, Wittkowski A
Women Birth 2015 Sep;28(3):179-93. Epub 2015 Mar 9 doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2015.02.003. PMID: 25765470
Recurrent preterm birth.
Mazaki-Tovi S, Romero R, Kusanovic JP, Erez O, Pineles BL, Gotsch F, Mittal P, Than NG, Espinoza J, Hassan SS
Semin Perinatol 2007 Jun;31(3):142-58. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2007.04.001. PMID: 17531896Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Preterm or early term birth and risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a national cohort and co-sibling study.
Crump C, Sundquist J, Sundquist K
Ann Epidemiol 2023 Oct;86:119-125.e4. Epub 2023 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2023.08.007. PMID: 37648179Free PMC Article
The risk of preterm birth in women with uterine fibroids: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Landman AJEMC, Don EE, Vissers G, Ket HCJ, Oudijk MA, de Groot CJM, Huirne JAF, de Boer MA
PLoS One 2022;17(6):e0269478. Epub 2022 Jun 2 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269478. PMID: 35653408Free PMC Article
Endometriosis and preterm birth: A Danish cohort study.
Breintoft K, Arendt LH, Uldbjerg N, Glavind MT, Forman A, Henriksen TB
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2022 Apr;101(4):417-423. Epub 2022 Feb 26 doi: 10.1111/aogs.14336. PMID: 35218204Free PMC Article
Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality Among Pregnant Women With and Without COVID-19 Infection: The INTERCOVID Multinational Cohort Study.
Villar J, Ariff S, Gunier RB, Thiruvengadam R, Rauch S, Kholin A, Roggero P, Prefumo F, do Vale MS, Cardona-Perez JA, Maiz N, Cetin I, Savasi V, Deruelle P, Easter SR, Sichitiu J, Soto Conti CP, Ernawati E, Mhatre M, Teji JS, Liu B, Capelli C, Oberto M, Salazar L, Gravett MG, Cavoretto PI, Nachinab VB, Galadanci H, Oros D, Ayede AI, Sentilhes L, Bako B, Savorani M, Cena H, García-May PK, Etuk S, Casale R, Abd-Elsalam S, Ikenoue S, Aminu MB, Vecciarelli C, Duro EA, Usman MA, John-Akinola Y, Nieto R, Ferrazi E, Bhutta ZA, Langer A, Kennedy SH, Papageorghiou AT
JAMA Pediatr 2021 Aug 1;175(8):817-826. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.1050. PMID: 33885740Free PMC Article
Prevention of preterm birth.
Denney JM, Culhane JF, Goldenberg RL
Womens Health (Lond) 2008 Nov;4(6):625-38. doi: 10.2217/17455057.4.6.625. PMID: 19072464

Therapy

Cannabis Exposure and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Related to Placental Function.
Metz TD, Allshouse AA, McMillin GA, Greene T, Chung JH, Grobman WA, Haas DM, Mercer BM, Parry S, Reddy UM, Saade GR, Simhan HN, Silver RM
JAMA 2023 Dec 12;330(22):2191-2199. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.21146. PMID: 38085313Free PMC Article
Perinatal Outcomes Associated With Management of Stage 1 Hypertension.
Bailey EJ, Tita ATN, Leach J, Boggess K, Dugoff L, Sibai B, Lawrence K, Hughes BL, Bell J, Aagaard K, Edwards RK, Gibson K, Haas DM, Plante L, Metz TD, Casey BM, Esplin S, Longo S, Hoffman M, Saade GR, Foroutan J, Tuuli MG, Owens MY, Simhan HN, Frey HA, Rosen T, Palatnik A, Baker S, August P, Reddy UM, Kinzler W, Su EJ, Krishna I, Nguyen N, Norton ME, Skupski D, El-Sayed YY, Ogunyemi D, Galis ZS, Harper L, Ambalavanan N, Oparil S, Kuo HC, Szychowski JM, Hoppe K
Obstet Gynecol 2023 Dec 1;142(6):1395-1404. Epub 2023 Sep 28 doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005410. PMID: 37769314Free PMC Article
Treatment for Mild Chronic Hypertension during Pregnancy.
Tita AT, Szychowski JM, Boggess K, Dugoff L, Sibai B, Lawrence K, Hughes BL, Bell J, Aagaard K, Edwards RK, Gibson K, Haas DM, Plante L, Metz T, Casey B, Esplin S, Longo S, Hoffman M, Saade GR, Hoppe KK, Foroutan J, Tuuli M, Owens MY, Simhan HN, Frey H, Rosen T, Palatnik A, Baker S, August P, Reddy UM, Kinzler W, Su E, Krishna I, Nguyen N, Norton ME, Skupski D, El-Sayed YY, Ogunyemi D, Galis ZS, Harper L, Ambalavanan N, Geller NL, Oparil S, Cutter GR, Andrews WW; Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy (CHAP) Trial Consortium
N Engl J Med 2022 May 12;386(19):1781-1792. Epub 2022 Apr 2 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2201295. PMID: 35363951Free PMC Article
The effects of maternal depression, anxiety, and perceived stress during pregnancy on preterm birth: A systematic review.
Staneva A, Bogossian F, Pritchard M, Wittkowski A
Women Birth 2015 Sep;28(3):179-93. Epub 2015 Mar 9 doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2015.02.003. PMID: 25765470
Prevention of preterm birth.
Denney JM, Culhane JF, Goldenberg RL
Womens Health (Lond) 2008 Nov;4(6):625-38. doi: 10.2217/17455057.4.6.625. PMID: 19072464

Prognosis

Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality Among Pregnant Women With and Without COVID-19 Infection: The INTERCOVID Multinational Cohort Study.
Villar J, Ariff S, Gunier RB, Thiruvengadam R, Rauch S, Kholin A, Roggero P, Prefumo F, do Vale MS, Cardona-Perez JA, Maiz N, Cetin I, Savasi V, Deruelle P, Easter SR, Sichitiu J, Soto Conti CP, Ernawati E, Mhatre M, Teji JS, Liu B, Capelli C, Oberto M, Salazar L, Gravett MG, Cavoretto PI, Nachinab VB, Galadanci H, Oros D, Ayede AI, Sentilhes L, Bako B, Savorani M, Cena H, García-May PK, Etuk S, Casale R, Abd-Elsalam S, Ikenoue S, Aminu MB, Vecciarelli C, Duro EA, Usman MA, John-Akinola Y, Nieto R, Ferrazi E, Bhutta ZA, Langer A, Kennedy SH, Papageorghiou AT
JAMA Pediatr 2021 Aug 1;175(8):817-826. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.1050. PMID: 33885740Free PMC Article
Caesarean birth and risk of subsequent preterm birth: a retrospective cohort study.
Williams C, Fong R, Murray SM, Stock SJ
BJOG 2021 May;128(6):1020-1028. Epub 2020 Nov 4 doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16566. PMID: 33043563
Neonatal Outcomes Differ after Spontaneous and Indicated Preterm Birth.
Stout MJ, Demaree D, Merfeld E, Tuuli MG, Wambach JA, Cole FS, Cahill AG
Am J Perinatol 2018 Apr;35(5):494-502. Epub 2017 Nov 28 doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1608804. PMID: 29183099Free PMC Article
Prediction and prevention of ischemic placental disease.
Friedman AM, Cleary KL
Semin Perinatol 2014 Apr;38(3):177-82. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2014.03.002. PMID: 24836830
Classification and heterogeneity of preterm birth.
Moutquin JM
BJOG 2003 Apr;110 Suppl 20:30-3. doi: 10.1016/s1470-0328(03)00021-1. PMID: 12763108

Clinical prediction guides

Cannabis Exposure and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Related to Placental Function.
Metz TD, Allshouse AA, McMillin GA, Greene T, Chung JH, Grobman WA, Haas DM, Mercer BM, Parry S, Reddy UM, Saade GR, Simhan HN, Silver RM
JAMA 2023 Dec 12;330(22):2191-2199. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.21146. PMID: 38085313Free PMC Article
Childhood neurodevelopment after spontaneous versus indicated preterm birth.
Nuss EE, Spiegelman J, Turitz AL, Gyamfi-Bannerman C
Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2020 May;2(2):100082. Epub 2020 Jan 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2019.100082. PMID: 33345968
Labor induction in indicated moderate to late preterm birth.
Bertholdt C, Morel O, Dap M, Choserot M, Minebois H
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2020 Jan;33(1):157-161. Epub 2018 Jul 22 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2018.1487942. PMID: 29886774
Prediction and prevention of ischemic placental disease.
Friedman AM, Cleary KL
Semin Perinatol 2014 Apr;38(3):177-82. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2014.03.002. PMID: 24836830
Indicated preterm birth for placenta accreta.
Belfort MA
Semin Perinatol 2011 Oct;35(5):252-6. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2011.05.002. PMID: 21962623

Recent systematic reviews

Interventions affecting the nitric oxide pathway versus placebo or no therapy for fetal growth restriction in pregnancy.
Pels A, Ganzevoort W, Kenny LC, Baker PN, von Dadelszen P, Gluud C, Kariya CT, Leemhuis AG, Groom KM, Sharp AN, Magee LA, Jakobsen JC, Mol BWJ, Papageorghiou AT
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Jul 10;7(7):CD014498. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014498. PMID: 37428872Free PMC Article
The risk of preterm birth in women with uterine fibroids: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Landman AJEMC, Don EE, Vissers G, Ket HCJ, Oudijk MA, de Groot CJM, Huirne JAF, de Boer MA
PLoS One 2022;17(6):e0269478. Epub 2022 Jun 2 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269478. PMID: 35653408Free PMC Article
Gestational weight gain and preterm birth in obese women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Faucher MA, Hastings-Tolsma M, Song JJ, Willoughby DS, Bader SG
BJOG 2016 Jan;123(2):199-206. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13797. PMID: 26840538
The effects of maternal depression, anxiety, and perceived stress during pregnancy on preterm birth: A systematic review.
Staneva A, Bogossian F, Pritchard M, Wittkowski A
Women Birth 2015 Sep;28(3):179-93. Epub 2015 Mar 9 doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2015.02.003. PMID: 25765470

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