Preterm Birth

This Special Issue of Clinics in Perinatology covers the topic of “Premature Birth” and includes a range of articles by experts with various perspectives. The articles included in this Special Issue discuss the complexities of solving the puzzle of preterm birth (PTB); the overall burden of PTB globally and in the United States; recent advances in genomics stu dies of gestational duration; the role of social determinants; computational approaches used to connect maternal stress and PTB; the impact of the ambient environment and epidemiology of PTB; prediction of PTB using cell-free RNA, proteomics, metabolomics, microbiomics, and immunomics; computational approaches to predicting PTB and newborn outcomes; introduction of a new etiologically based functional taxonomy of PTB; exploration of innovative prevention strategies for PTB; and ethical considerations of prediction and prevention of PTB.
Source: Clinics in Perinatology - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Tags: Preface Source Type: research