Premature Birth: Research, Intervention, and Results
A special issue of Medicina (ISSN 1648-9144). This special issue belongs to the section "Obstetrics and Gynecology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 16414
Special Issue Editors
Interests: reproductive medicine; fertility; sterility; pregnancy; gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM); maternal nutrition; Mediterranean diet (MD); lifestyles
2. CEIFER Biobanco, 18004 Granada, Spain
Interests: biosafety and quality system in asssited reproductive technology; analytical quality specifications for seminal parameters; external and internal quality control for andrology and embryology laboratory; sperm cryopreservation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are organizing a Special Issue of Medicina entitled “Premature Birth: Research, Intervention, and Results”. For detailed information about the journal, we refer you to https://www.mdpi.com/journal/medicina.
As the World Health Organization has pointed out, preterm birth is recognized as a major public health problem, since prematurity is one of the main causes of death in children under 5 years of age and of impaired neurological development throughout the world. Preterm birth is a worldwide epidemic, with a global incidence of 15 million per year, and inequalities in survival rates and negative outcomes are described worldwide.
Current knowledge is limited about the epidemiology of preterm birth, in particular, about how it is defined and classified and what is known regarding its etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes. Despite reported associations between preterm birth and a wide range of sociodemographic, medical, obstetric, fetal, and environmental factors, approximately two-thirds of preterm births occur without an obvious risk factor, making their prevention more difficult. One of the greatest challenges in studying this outcome is that preterm birth is a complex condition that results from multiple etiological pathways. Preterm birth is, therefore, a critical event that not only affects the future of the newborn but also has an impact on families and society, with special reference to care and educational settings.
This Special Issue aims to document research on preterm birth and its outcomes. An interdisciplinary approach is appreciated, which is essential to addressing this syndrome. We warmly welcome your submissions to this Special Issue, which may include novel and interesting original articles or reviews.
Prof. Dr. Juan Mozas-MorenoProf. Dr. José Antonio Castilla Alcalá
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- preterm birth
- prematurity
- epidemiology
- prediction
- risk factors
- public health implications
- prevention
- preterm labor
- tocolysis
- outcomes
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