Preterm Birth, Genetics & Public Health

Preterm Birth, Genetics & Public Health

Prevention of preterm parturition. A previous preterm birth is a strong and easily identified risk factor for future preterm births. 
Jay D. Iams,  N Engl J Med 2014; 370:254-261 January 16, 2014

CDC information: Preterm birth information: My last baby was born early. Is there anything I can do in this pregnancy to keep it from happening again?

Genetic and environmental factors both play a role in increasing the risk of prematurity

The genomics of preterm birth: from animal models to human studies. 
Katherine Y Bezold et al. Genome Medicine 2013, 5:34 (29 April 2013)

Did you know?  473 genes have been reported in relation to risk of premature birth including 2 genomewide association studies To find out more, visit the HuGE Navigator