PRMATURE LABOUR!
DEFINATION: PREMATURE Labour is also called as preterm labour.
Onset of labour after 28 weeks but but before 37 weeks is called as Preterm labour.
The infant will weigh less than 5 ½ pounds at birth as it is a premature labour.

Incidence:the percentage is around 5-10% this is the rough approximate.
The infant will weigh less than 5 ½ pounds at birth as it is a premature labour.

CAUSES:
preterm labour can be caused byvarious factors.

Idiopathic known as spontaneous preterm labour.
AGE:<18yrs>40yrs more than 35 or less than 18 years of age
low socio economic status: Maternal and paternal education levels both father and mother if well educated can take care during pregnancy,
underweight
short ststure <145 cms

Behavioural factors:
SMOKING
Tobacco chewing
Cocaine
Poor nutrition
Mental stress
MEDICAL Factors: anaemia,liver disease,asthama,PIH,renal disease,cardiac disease,TB,hyperthyroidism etc.
If your blood sugar is high, it leads to an increase in the fluid content of your amniotic sac and eventually premature labour pain may set in..
Obstetric risk factors: Past history of previous preterm labour If you've a past history of, there's a slightly higher chance of you having another premature birth,
,second trimester abortion,h/o recurrent abortion ,cervical trauma.
Infections: acute appendicitis,gastroenteritis,bacterial vaginosis,Intrauterine infection by viruses,protozoa.
MIscellaneous factors are: Trauma during any fall or accident,drugs such as quinine..

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS KNOWN AS WARNING SIGNALS:
The Signs AND SYMPTOMS will be almost same as normal labour ,in case of a preterm labour you may experience a low back pain with or without contractions
some other signs which a women can orserve herself while the onset of a preterm labour are :
Menstrual like cramps
Low dull backache
Abdominal cramps
Feeling of pelvic pressure or heaviness in vagina
Increase/change in vaginal discharge : bloody or mucoid
Fluid leaking per vagina
Although these signals are not so specific pregnant should never avoid such symptoms as you should be given immediate care as soon as these symptoms are confirmes as the warning signals of a preterm labour so you should visit the hospital as soon as you notice these!

GENERAL PREVENTION OF A PRETERM LABOUR:
improve the lifestyle
you should have proper knowledge about the pregnancy ie should always take prepregnancy councelling
always go for a routine medical check up!

NATURAL PREVENTION:
Looking after yourself can help reduce your risk of having a premature baby
you shouldavoid chewing tobacco ,alcohol consumption,stop smoking.
Diet:you should be very strict about your diet. Follow a sugar-free diet to keep your blood sugar in control. If you are on insulin, get your blood sugar level checked at least three times a day.
maintain your blood pressure:maintain your blood pressur eby regularly visiting your doctor and keeping a record at home!this really helps!

Be physically active
- Limit sodium (salt) in your diet do not eat salt more than required as il increases the blood pressure.
- Don’t smoke smoking haz a serious side effect!
- Avoid high alcohol consumption
- Maintain an appropriate body weight bexause both high and log weight can cause preterm labour.
lower the stress levels:
Breathing exercises
meditation
eat properly
poper exercise
improve your dietary habbits have green vegetables,fresh fruits proper nutrition and a good balanced diet
MEDICAL CARE
The doctor will react to the first signs of premature labour by ordering strict bed rest and A DRIP TO maintain the fluid balance.

MESOTHELIOMA!!
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer. It is a cancer of mesothelial cells. These cells cover the outer surface of most of our internal body organs, forming a lining that is sometimes called the mesothelium. So this is where this type of cancer gets its name .

Mesothelioma cancer can develop in the tissues covering the

**Lungs

**Abdomen

The pleura
The tissues lining (or covering) the lungs are called the pleura. There are two pleura. These can be called pleural membranes. The gap between them is called the pleural space. The pleura are fibrous sheets. They help to protect the lungs. They produce a lubricating fluid that fills the gap between the two pleura. This helps the lungs to move smoothly in the chest when they are inflating and deflating as we breathe.