title: Prophylactic long-term oral tocolysis of multiple pregnancies.
abstract: After admission to hospital for bed rest, 200 women with multiple pregnancies were randomly allocated to receive either 4 mg of salbutamol orally five times daily, or to receive no drug. After an average of 6 weeks treatment, no difference between the experimental groups could be detected with respect to duration of gestation, birthweight or any other of the outcomes of pregnancy observed.
mesh_terms: D000420:Albuterol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008423:Maternal Age; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D000420:Albuterol