[Premature deliveries at the Gynecology-Obstetrical Department in Titovo Uzice from 1974 to 1979].

In the course of four years there were 7099 deliveries, 399 of them (5.63%) premature, at the Gynecology-Obstetric Department in Titovo Uzice. The mortality rate in premature children was high (19.72%), representing a persistent medical, social, and economic problem, and one of the most urgent tasks facing the health service is therefore the reduction of premature deliveries. This could be done by an early detection and treatment of conditions likely to cause premature deliveries. The use of tocolytics and corticosteroids, both for preventive and therapeutic purposes, is recommended. It is pointed out that a special obstetric problem is to avoid birth injuries in prematures.