Editing Tocolytic (section)

== Indications ==
Tocolytics are used in preterm labor, which refers to when a baby is born too early before 37 weeks of pregnancy. As [[preterm birth]] represents one of the leading causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality, the goal is to prevent neonatal morbidity and mortality through delaying delivery and increasing [[Gestational age (obstetrics)|gestational age]] by gaining more time for other management strategies like [[corticosteroid]]s therapy that may help with fetus lung maturity.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Ouzounian|first1=Joseph G|title=Management of Common Problems in Obstetrics and Gynecology.|last2=Goodwin|first2=T. Murphy|last3=Paulson|first3=Richard J|last4=Montoro|first4=Martin N|last5=Muderspach|first5=Laila I|last6=Roy|first6=Subir|publisher=Blackwell Publishing Ltd|year=2010|isbn=9781444323030|pages=9–11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Harrison|first1=Margo S.|last2=Goldenberg|first2=Robert L.|date=2016|title=Global burden of prematurity|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26740166/|journal=Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine|volume=21|issue=2|pages=74–79|doi=10.1016/j.siny.2015.12.007|issn=1878-0946|pmid=26740166}}</ref> Tocolytics are considered for women with confirmed preterm labor between 24 and 34 weeks of gestation age and used in conjunction with other therapies that may include corticosteroids administration, fetus [[neuroprotection]], and safe transfer to facilities.<ref name=":7">{{Cite journal|last1=Hanley|first1=Margaret|last2=Sayres|first2=Lauren|last3=Reiff|first3=Emily S.|last4=Wood|first4=Amber|last5=Grotegut|first5=Chad A.|last6=Kuller|first6=Jeffrey A.|date=2019|title=Tocolysis: A Review of the Literature|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30648727/|journal=Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey|volume=74|issue=1|pages=50–55|doi=10.1097/OGX.0000000000000635|issn=1533-9866|pmid=30648727|s2cid=58563849}}</ref>