Masamitsu Nakamura, Akihiko Sekizawa, Junichi Hasegawa, Masahiko Nakata, Shinji Katsuragi, Hiroaki Tanaka, Takeshi Murakoshi, Naohiro Kanayama, Isamu Ishiwata, Tomoaki Ikeda
AIM: In Japan, unlike Western countries, tocolytic agents are administered in long-term protocols to treat threatened preterm labor. Evaluating the side effects of this practice is crucial. We examined whether ritodrine hydrochloride had been administered in cases of maternal death, aiming to investigate any relationship between ritodrine administration and maternal death. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study used reports of maternal deaths from multiple institutions in Japan between 2010 and 2020...
April 16, 2024: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research