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Lack of insight into the cellular and molecular pathways underlying spontaneous PTB (PTB) has thus limited effective clinical management and restricted the investigation of novel treatments or druggable targets. Here, we examine several areas of domain-driven research that may lead to a better understanding of PTB, including infection and inflammation that drive early labor, social factors and their biological consequences that may affect or contribute to PTB risk, and current limitations affecting the development of novel pharmacological treatments. We discuss how the development of new biomarkers or panels of biomarkers can define PTB risk status and disease mechanisms and potentially lead to new therapies by bridging gaps between research domains often used to study PTB in relative isolation. 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