{"id":61928,"date":"2018-06-07T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-march-of-dimes-blood-test-may-identify-pregnant-women-at-risk-of-premature-birth\/"},"modified":"2018-06-07T14:02:14","modified_gmt":"2018-06-07T18:02:14","slug":"march-of-dimes-la-prueba-sanguinea-podria-identificar-a-las-mujeres-embarazadas-que-corren-peligro-del-nacimiento-prematuro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/march-of-dimes-la-prueba-sanguinea-podria-identificar-a-las-mujeres-embarazadas-que-corren-peligro-del-nacimiento-prematuro\/","title":{"rendered":"March of Dimes: Blood Test May Identify Pregnant Women At Risk Of Premature Birth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WHITE PLAINS, New York<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 7, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0New research funded by March of Dimes has found biomarkers in maternal blood that accurately identified pregnant women who would go on to deliver babies up to two months prematurely. The findings were published today in the journal <i>Science<\/i>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg2dbcleft\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg2dbcleft\" title=\"March of Dimes Foundation Logo\" border=\"0\" alt=\"March of Dimes Foundation Logo\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/513643\/March_of_Dimes_Foundation_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>This finding is important as doctors do not currently have ways to accurately assess which pregnancies will end with a premature birth, March of Dimes notes. Additionally, using those same blood samples, the team found biomarkers in maternal blood that could estimate gestational age or delivery date with comparable accuracy to ultrasound, but possibly at lower cost. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This exciting cutting-edge research demonstrates why March of Dimes is investing in new ways to improve the health of moms and babies, especially to address the crisis of premature birth in this country and worldwide,&#8221; says <span class=\"xn-person\">Stacey D. Stewart<\/span>, president of March of Dimes. &#8220;To date, no test on the market can reliably predict which pregnant moms will go on to preterm labor.\u00a0 March of Dimes is committed to finding new solutions and to giving all babies the best possible start in life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Premature birth affects 15 million babies each year worldwide and is on the rise in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>. Recently released provisional data for 2017 from the National Center for Health Statistics show that the preterm birth rate in the U.S. has reached 9.93 percent, up from 9.86 in 2016, the third consecutive annual increase after steady declines over the previous seven years. <\/p>\n<p>The studies were led by Stephen Quake, Ph.D.,\u00a0an investigator at the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at <span class=\"xn-org\">Stanford University<\/span>. Partners included scientists in <span class=\"xn-location\">Denmark<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Alabama<\/span> as well as at the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Pennsylvania<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">David K. Stevenson<\/span>, M.D., the principal investigator of the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at <span class=\"xn-org\">Stanford University<\/span>, described the noninvasive blood test approach as a way of &#8220;eavesdropping on a conversation&#8221; between the mother, the fetus and the placenta, without disturbing the pregnancy.\u00a0 He added that today&#8217;s findings affirm the existence of a &#8220;transcriptomic clock of pregnancy&#8221; that could serve as a new way to assess the gestational age of a fetus. &#8220;By measuring cell-free RNA in the circulation of the mother, we can observe changing patterns of gene activity that happen normally during pregnancy, and identify disruptions in the patterns that\u00a0 may signal to doctors that unhealthy circumstances like preterm labor and birth are likely to occur,&#8221; Dr. Stevenson said. \u00a0&#8220;With further study, we might be able to identify specific genes and gene pathways that could reveal some of the underlying causes of preterm birth, and suggest potential targets for interventions to prevent it.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>In two separate cohorts of women, all at elevated risk of delivering preterm, the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center team identified a set of cell-free RNA (cfRNA) transcripts that accurately classified women who delivered preterm up to two months in advance of labor. In another cohort of healthy pregnant women, the team found that measurement of nine cfRNA transcripts in maternal blood predicted gestational age with comparable accuracy to ultrasound.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers noted that both tests will require validation in larger, blinded clinical trials.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Noninvasive blood tests for fetal development predict gestational age and preterm delivery,&#8221; by <span class=\"xn-person\">Thuy T. M. Ngo<\/span> et al., appears in the <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 8<\/span> issue of <i>Science<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>March of Dimes leads the fight for the health of all moms and babies. We support research, lead programs and provide education and advocacy so that every family can have the best possible start. Building on a successful 80-year legacy of impact and innovation, we stand up for every mom and every baby. 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