The selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) inhibitor celecoxib appears to be safer for mother and fetus than the nonselective COX inhibitor indomethacin when used to treat preterm delivery, according to results of a prospective, placebo-controlled study.
The expression and activity of amniotic COX-2, but not COX-1, increases appreciably in women with term labor, idiopathic preterm labor, or preterm labor associated with uterine overdistention, explain Dr. Catherine S. Stika, of Northwestern University in Chicago, and colleagues.
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