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Kim Boggess, M.D.

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Preterm Birth Prevention
Kim Boggess, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, N.C.

Friday, December 5, 2003

Discussion of our current understanding of some of the major causes of preterm labor. Identification of patients at high risk for preterm labor. The short cervix, fetal fibronectin, bacterial vaginosis, the role of progesterone therapy and its risks are discussed and reviewed in detail. Dr. Boggess is an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A brief sample video of the lecture DVD can be viewed here.

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