PRETERM LABOR

A   24-year-old woman,  G2  P1, at  28  weeks’  gestation   by  dates   comes   to  the

birthing    unit    complaining of  regular uterine contractions    every   7–10    min.

She is  a   smoker  with    chronic hypertension.   She has had no  prenatal    care.

On  examination her fundal  height  is  35  cm. Her previous    pregnancy   ended

with    spontaneous vaginal delivery    at  30  weeks’  gestation.