The Surprising Role of Aspirin in Fighting Preterm Birth Risks: Conversation with Dr. Matthew Hoffman

from Making Sense of Pregnancy: What Experts Want you To Know About Your Body · host Paulette Kamenecka

Preterm birth is a significant problem in the world and affects one in 10 pregnancies in the US. Any early birth anytime before 37 weeks. Could lead to a host of negative outcomes, both for the mother and the baby. What can be done? Today, I talked to a researcher about his work examining how aspirin taken early in pregnancy can decrease the rate of preterm birth. Dr. Hoffman's most recent publication about aspirin use in pregnancy: https://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/citation/2024/03000/aspirin_in_pregnancy.27.aspx

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