Ultrasound Measurement Of Fetal Adrenal Gland A Better Predictor Of Preterm Birth, University of Maryland And Yale University Study

EurekAlert! -- CHICAGO, Ill. (February 4, 2010) — In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in Chicago, researchers will unveil findings that show that measuring the fetal zone of the adrenal gland is a better predictor of pre-term birth than measuring cervical length.