Administration of nitroglycerin to women in premature labour significantly improved their babies' health, especially in babies born at 24 to 28 weeks.

Such were the findings of a Queen's University-led study.

The study shows that using nitroglycerin patches for pregnant women helps to prolong pregnancy and -- most importantly -- improves babies' outcome, with fewer side effects than experienced through the use of other drugs.

The five-year randomized trial that involved 153 women in premature labour have been highlighted as an "Editor's Choice" in the January issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

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