STRUCTURE AND ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSES OF PREMATURE BIRTH IN THE ASTRAKHAN REGION

Preterm birth (PTB), a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide, is increasing in many countries, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. PTB is a difficult-to-manage condition, where symptomatic treat-ment improves neonatal outcomes but does not reduce its incidence. Reduction in preterm birth can be achieved by prophylactic progesterone in women with a history of preterm birth, in those patients in whom short cervical length has been identified by routine transvaginal ultrasound, and by personalized preconception care that takes into account history and both environmental and individual risk factors.