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Less recurrent preterm labor with terbutaline. (Twin Gestations).
LOS ANGELES -- Women pregnant with twins who were given oral maintenance tocolysis after stabilization of preterm labor were less likely to have a recurrence and had longer gestations if treated with oral terbutaline rather than nifedipine, a retrospective analysis suggests.
A lower percentage of women on terbutaline experienced recurrent preterm labor at less than 35 weeks' gestation, compared with those on nifedipine (50% vs. 67%).
The terbutaline group also had a higher percentage of women who delivered at 35 weeks or later (66% vs. 55%).
Dr. John P. Elliott reported the results in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
A total of 210 women who were discharged on oral nifedipine after hospitalization and treatment of an initial episode ...
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