Oral nifedipine and parenteral isoxsuprine in arresting preterm labor: A comparative study.

Objective: To compare the efficacy of oral nifedipine and parenteral isoxsuprine in arresting preterm labor. Considering the paucity of studies comparing these two agents, a comparative analysis is obligatory.

Materials And Methods: Eighty antenatal women in the gestational age range of 28-37 weeks, with regular uterine contractions, cervical dilatation ≤3 cm, and <50% cervical effacement, admitted with complaints of preterm labor pain were randomized to receive either 40 mg isoxsuprine or 20 mg nifedipine.

Ultrasonographic placental thickness versus fetal outcome: A prospective study in Southern India.

Background: Variations in placental thickness are associated with increased perinatal morbidity and mortality. However, only very few studies have been established on the correlation between placental thickness with birth outcomes. This study correlated placental thickness in 2 and 3 trimesters with neonatal outcome, maternal weight gain, and body mass index (BMI).