title: Effective measures for the prevention of late abortions and premature births.
abstract: After a retrospective study, more than 70% of premature births have been caused by ascending infections. With the use of a specially concerted diagnostic and therapeutic prevention programme, a reduction of 30% in very low birthweight prematures (less than 1500 g) has been achieved in in-hospital care and of about 50% in outpatient care.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Perinatal Medicine, Free University of Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saling
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors