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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-6-17
pubmed:abstractText
A prior report suggested that active-duty pregnant women are at increased risk for low-birth weight infants and a higher perinatal mortality rate. The present double-blind investigation was designed to prospectively evaluate that risk and to test the efficacy of 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate to prevent reported complications. Three groups of active-duty women were studied, beginning between 16 and 20 weeks' gestation. They were similar for parity, previous abortion, race, cigarette smoking, and marital status. Of these, 80 were given 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate, 88 received placebo, and 78 declined to participate in the protocol. There was no significant differences in the three groups when comparisons were made for low-birth weight infants and for perinatal mortality. However, when comparison was made to a military dependent population, they had a significantly worse outcome with regard to both perinatal mortality (p = 0.001) and infants with a birth weight less than 2,500 gm (p = 0.01). We concluded that pregnant military personnel were at increased risk for adverse pregnancy outcome, but that this risk was not altered by therapy with 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0002-9378
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
146
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
187-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
The effect of 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate on pregnancy outcome in an active-duty military population.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Controlled Clinical Trial