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Halle (dpa / sa) - The federal government is funding a research project by the Halle University Medical Center to prevent extreme premature births over the next three years with 913,000 euros.
Specifically, it will be about the treatment of early premature rupture of the bladder between the 22nd and 26th week of pregnancy, announced the medical faculty of the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg on Tuesday.
The aim is to test the effectiveness and safety of continuous administration of artificial amniotic fluid after a premature rupture of the bladder.
Study director Prof. Michael Tchirikov developed the method of so-called continuous amniotic infusion. The uterus is supplied with artificial amniotic fluid via an implanted catheter system. According to the information, it is not only about filling up the amniotic fluid after premature rupture of the bladder, but also about flushing out bacteria and inflammation products from the uterus. This is intended to prevent extremely premature births and at the same time reduce infant mortality and serious diseases of the lungs, the brain or the intestinal tract.
Up to twelve other centers for the care of premature and newborn babies are expected to be involved in the study by the University Clinic and Polyclinic for Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine at the University Clinic in Halle.
These include the University Hospitals in Düsseldorf and Magdeburg as well as the St. Georg Clinic in Leipzig and the Helios Clinic in Schwerin.
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