PROTEINS MAY GIVE PREGNANCY WARNING
By testing for four proteins in fetus-cushioning amniotic fluid, doctors can predict when pregnant women are at risk of delivering preterm and when their infants are at risk for severe infections, according to a presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/...reut/index.html
This is a great advance in neo-natal care, and hopefully becomes a standard test and not one only available to those who can afford it. Pre-term birth not only affect the baby but can also have ramifications for the mother, so being able to predict whether it will occur is definitely a good thing.