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Patients with an episode of preterm labor that subsides in response to tocolysis and who, subsequently, deliver at term are considered to have false preterm labor. However, the episode of "preterm labor" may represent the uterine response (ie, uterine contractions) to an insult not severe enough to trigger preterm parturition, but which may put the fetus at risk for additional pregnancy complications, including growth restriction. The objective of this study was to compare the frequency of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) neonates among patients with an episode of increased uterine contractility who delivered at term and those who delivered preterm.
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