[News Feed] Progesterone Therapy Could Prevent Thousands Of Preterm Births

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Nearly 10,000 preterm births could have been prevented in 2002 if all pregnant women at high risk for a premature baby and eligible for weekly injections of a derivative of the hormone progesterone had received them, according to a new study published in the February issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0201193659.htm