Preeclampsia Study Favors Earlier Birth

早产对子痫前期孕妇有利

The number of fetuses and newborns to die because of a condition some women develop while pregnant has fallen as doctors perfect their timing in inducing labor, a study found.

一项研究表明，随着医生越来越熟练地掌握了引产时机，因为孕期女性疾病所引发的胎儿和新生婴儿死亡的数量已经减少了。

Doctors in Norway are inducing deliveries earlier for pregnant women with preeclampsia, a condition marked by high blood pressure and protein in the urine, boosting survival rates, the researchers report today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Preeclampsia affects as many as 8 percent of all pregnancies.

研究人员今天发表在美国医学会会刊上的报告说，为了提高成活率，挪威的医生正在为有子痫前期的怀孕妇女提前引产。子痫前期是一种表现为高血压、蛋白尿的疾病，有多达8%的怀孕妇女有这种疾病。

Doctors balance the fetus's need to stay in the womb as long as possible with the strain on the woman.

医生在胎儿需要带母体内健康发育的时间和孕妇过度的紧张之间寻找一个平衡点。

The study reviewed Norwegian records for single births to first-time mothers from 1967 to 2003.

调查考察了挪威1967年至2003年间第一次单胎生育的女性的记录。