Is joint hypermobility related to preterm birth?

Özgür Deniz Turan Serkan Sabancı Ezgi Özdemir Tolga Atakul Yasemin Turan

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2020)

It should be kept in mind that joint hypermobility detected during follow-up of pregnancy can be related to the risk of preterm birth. Informing pregnant women with joint hypermobility about the possibility of preterm birth could be helpful.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
low birth weight
gestational age
pregnant women
drug induced