No Benefit Shown From Drug Widely Used To Prevent Premature Births
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 09:35
in Health & Medicine
When a pregnant woman goes into early labor, her obstetrician may give her drugs to quiet the woman's uterus and prevent premature birth. New research shows, however, that one popular drug works no better than a placebo at maintaining pregnancy after the initial bout of preterm labor is halted.