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No Benefit Shown From Drug Widely Used To Prevent Premature Births

   Posted by: R Haasch   in Studies

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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, say scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.

The findings will appear in the December 2008 issue of the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081126081401.htm

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Alison
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This is just another in a long line of drugs not proven effective to stop preterm labor. I was given Brethine to stop preterm labor with my oldest child. He was still born prematurely. Then I found out that even the FDA says it’s not helpful in preventing preterm labor and seems to increase the risk of ADHD in the child.
These off-label uses are tantamount to medical experiements on pregnant women and unborn children.

December 1st, 2008 at 7:43 pm

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