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    Case Study Preterm Labor

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    Preterm labor occurs when a woman goes into labor more than three weeks before her due date. This happens because uterine contractions cause early cervical dilation, resulting in premature birth and potential health risks for the baby. Many factors can increase the risk of preterm labor, including smoking, being underweight or overweight, lack of prenatal care, substance use during pregnancy, health conditions, multiple births, and a personal or family history of prematurity. Warning signs include frequent contractions, watery vaginal discharge, back pain, and pelvic pressure. While preterm labor affects about 12% of pregnancies, knowing the symptoms and avoiding risks can help reduce the chances. The uterus is a hollow, muscular organ shaped like an

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    Preterm labor occurs when a woman goes into labor more than three weeks before her due date. This happens because uterine contractions cause early cervical dilation, resulting in premature birth and potential health risks for the baby. Many factors can increase the risk of preterm labor, including smoking, being underweight or overweight, lack of prenatal care, substance use during pregnancy, health conditions, multiple births, and a personal or family history of prematurity. Warning signs include frequent contractions, watery vaginal discharge, back pain, and pelvic pressure. While preterm labor affects about 12% of pregnancies, knowing the symptoms and avoiding risks can help reduce the chances. The uterus is a hollow, muscular organ shaped like an

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    Preterm labor occurs when a woman goes into labor more than three weeks before her due date. This happens because uterine contractions cause early cervical dilation, resulting in premature birth and potential health risks for the baby. Many factors can increase the risk of preterm labor, including smoking, being underweight or overweight, lack of prenatal care, substance use during pregnancy, health conditions, multiple births, and a personal or family history of prematurity. Warning signs include frequent contractions, watery vaginal discharge, back pain, and pelvic pressure. While preterm labor affects about 12% of pregnancies, knowing the symptoms and avoiding risks can help reduce the chances. The uterus is a hollow, muscular organ shaped like an

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    Case Study Preterm Labor

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    Preterm labor occurs when a woman goes into labor more than three weeks before her due date. This happens because uterine contractions cause early cervical dilation, resulting in premature birth and potential health risks for the baby. Many factors can increase the risk of preterm labor, including smoking, being underweight or overweight, lack of prenatal care, substance use during pregnancy, health conditions, multiple births, and a personal or family history of prematurity. Warning signs include frequent contractions, watery vaginal discharge, back pain, and pelvic pressure. While preterm labor affects about 12% of pregnancies, knowing the symptoms and avoiding risks can help reduce the chances. The uterus is a hollow, muscular organ shaped like an

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    A CASE

    STUDY ON
    PRETERM
    LABOR
    DESCRIPTION OF DISEASE:

    Premature labor is also called preterm labor. It’s when your body starts getting

    ready for birth too early in your pregnancy. Labor is premature if it starts more than three

    weeks before your due date.

    This happens because uterine contractions cause the cervix to open earlier than

    normal. Consequently, the baby is born premature and can be at risk for health problems.

    Lots of different things can increase your risk of premature labor. Some of them

    are smoking, being very overweight or underweight before smoking, being very

    overweight or underweight before pregnancy, not getting good prenatal care, drinking

    alcohol or using street drugs during pregnancy, having health conditions, such as high

    blood pressure, preeclampsia, diabetes, blood clotting disorders, or infections, being

    pregnant with a baby that has certain birth defects, being pregnant with a baby from in

    vitro fertilization, being pregnant with twins or other multiples, a family or personal

    history of premature labor, getting pregnant too soon after having a baby.

    Warning signs and symptoms of premature labor include five or more uterine

    contractions in an hour, watery fluid leaking from your vagina (this could indicate that

    your water has broken), menstrual-like cramps in the lower abdomen that can come and

    go or be constant, low, dull backache felt below the waistline that may come and go or be

    constant, pelvic pressure that feels like your baby is pushing down, abdominal cramps

    that may occur with or without diarrhea, increase or change in vaginal discharge.
    Premature labor occurs in about 12% of all pregnancies. However, by knowing

    the symptoms and avoiding particular risk factors, a woman can reduce her chance of

    going into labor prematurely.


    ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

    UTERUS

    The uterus (womb) is the part of the female reproductive system in which a baby

    grows.

    The female reproductive system is made up of internal organs, including the

    vagina, uterus, ovaries and Fallopian tubes, and the external genital organs (the parts that

    make up the vulva). All the internal organs are in the pelvis, which is the lower part of the

    abdomen between the hip bones.

    Structure

    The uterus is a hollow, muscular organ that is shaped like an inverted pear. It has 3 parts: 

     fundus (top)

     body (the main parts of the uterus, including the uterine cavity)

     cervix (lower, narrow part)

    The uterus is located above the vagina, above and behind the bladder and in front of the

    rectum. It is about 7 cm long and 5 cm wide (at the widest point).
    The wall of the uterus is thick and has 3 layers:

     endometrium – The inner layer that lines the uterus. It is made up of glandular

    cells that produce secretions.

     myometrium – The middle layer, which is made up mostly of smooth muscle.

     perimetrium – The outer serous layer that covers the body of the uterus and part

    of the cervix.

    Function

    The uterus receives a fertilized egg (ovum) and protects the fetus (baby) while it

    grows and develops. The uterus contracts to push the baby out of the body during birth.

    Every month – except when a woman is pregnant or has reached menopause – the

    lining of the uterus is shed through the cervix, into the vagina and out of the body. This is

    called menstruation.
    Pathophysiology

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