TY - GEN AU - Ahmed Abd El mageed Abdallah AU - Ahmed Mahmoud Sayed , AU - Hassan Omar Gareeb , AU - Ismail Fouad ELessaily , TI - Recent advances in evaluation and management of preterm labor / PY - 2006/// CY - Cairo : PB - Ahmed Abd El mageed Abdallah , KW - Preterm labor KW - tocolytic therapy and corticosteroids N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty Of Medicine - Department Of Gynecology and Obstetrics; Issued also as CD N2 - Preterm labor is a common obstetric problem and a major cause of perinatal mortalityThe exact cause of preterm labor remains unclear and there are many risk factors as socioeconomic status and life style factors of the motherThere are many methods of prediction like ultrasound evaluation the main tools that play an important role in the management of preterm labor are tocolytic therapy , antibiotics and corticosteroidsThe prevention of preterm birth depends mainly on identification of women with risk factors and early intervention in order to get better survival outcomes with least possible handicapping UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -