Preventing preterm labor

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote "The Bed Rest Myth" and promised that a post about preventing preterm labor was in the works. Here is that promised post. To re-cap, I got thinking about preterm labor a little over a month ago. A family member was put on bed rest (at 7 months pregnant) for some worrisome cramping and contracting she was experiencing. Her situation catapulted preterm labor onto my radar screen with big flashing red lights. Since then I've spent considerable time digging through the available research, hoping to find some clues that might be helpful to women facing preterm labor (and those hoping to prevent it). Click over to read the full post.