In a breakthrough researchers have developed a new blood test which can envisage odds of a pregnant woman giving birth to a premature baby. A simple blood test that is performed between third to fifth month of pregnancy can estimate if the baby will be born prematurely or in time up to eighty percent accuracy.
For the study, researches Dr. Steven Graves from the Brigham Young University (BYU) and Dr. Sean Esplin from the University of Utah conducted clinical trials of molecules of the blood which are relating to complication in pregnancy. The blood molecules of eighty women who gave birth to premature babies were examined by the study authors.
Three peptide bio markers were found by researchers, which can envisage if the baby will born prematurely or in normal time. The thing that makes the process more appealing is that it involves no complexities and only a simple blood test in a twenty-four weeks pregnant woman can help in discovering the odds of a preterm birth.
The objective of current study is to help doctors in getting rid of pregnancy complications and assuring that the baby is delivered safely. The study is also aiming at to found a solution for lowering the number of preterm baby’s death. The thing that has been missing is a technique of evaluating the risk.
Their approach has been to observe the naturally occurring molecules present in the blood of a woman to see if we they discover the peptides and small proteins which are at quantitatively different levels in women who go on to have these complications, explained Dr. Graves.
In addition to that Dr Esplin stated that with preterm birth, if they could even extend a pregnancy by one or two weeks, they could make a very big impact on the number of babies that survive and ensure that those survive are healthy. With just one intercession, they could have a really massive impact.
To know that woman is at high risk of pre-term birth is huge gain for the mother when decisions regarding travel and activity are to make. A new hormone treatment can help a baby stay in the womb a little longer, informed Dr Esplin. The study was published in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.