Born too soon: care during pregnancy and childbirth to reduce preterm deliveries and improve health outcomes of the preterm baby.

ABSTRACT: Pregnancy and childbirth represent a critical time period when a woman can be reached through a variety of mechanisms with interventions aimed at reducing her risk of a preterm birth and improving her health and the health of her unborn baby. These mechanisms include the range of services delivered during antenatal care for all pregnant women and women at high risk of preterm birth, services provided to manage preterm labour, and workplace, professional and other supportive policies that promote safe motherhood and universal access to care before, during and after pregnancy. The aim of this paper is to present the latest information about available interventions that can be delivered during pregnancy to reduce preterm birth rates and improve the health outcomes of the premature baby, and t

SUBMITTER: Requejo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3842748 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature