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Predicting Preterm Labour: Current Status and Future Prospects.
Review in Disease markers, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 94 citations in OpenAlex.
- Self-assessment risk scoring system for early screening of preterm birth in low resource settings.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- PCYT1B-Targeting miRNAs as Potential Biomarkers for Placental Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Comparative machine learning models for early prediction of preterm birth from maternal serum biomarkers.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Predictive Value of Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Platelets, Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR), and Platelets-Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR) in Preterm Labor: Single and Combined Indices.Obstetrics and gynecology international · 2026Article
- Developing a prognostic model for predicting preterm birth using a machine learning algorithm.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- The clinic application of mNGS and ENA-78 assays to identify intra-amniotic infection/inflammation.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Article
- Cervical length screening among low-risk women; relationship of body mass index on cervical length and risk of preterm birth.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Time from insertion to expulsion of cervical ripening balloon in preterm versus term inductions of labor.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Article
- Magnitude of preterm birth and associated factors Among mothers who gave birth in Debre Berhan comprehensive specialized hospital.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Assessing the Utility of Hemoglobin, HALP Score, FAR Ratio, and Coagulation Parameters as Predictors for Preterm Birth.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A Comprehensive Review on Social Inequalities and Pregnancy Outcome-Identification of Relevant Pathways and Mechanisms.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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- Vaginal Nanoformulations for the Management of Preterm Birth.Pharmaceutics · 2022Review
- Machine Learning Approach for Preterm Birth Prediction Using Health Records: Systematic Review.JMIR medical informatics · 2022Review
- Maternal adverse childhood experiences and their association with preterm birth: secondary analysis of data from universal health visiting.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Detection of spontaneous preterm birth by maternal urinary volatile organic compound analysis: A prospective cohort study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
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- Direct on-swab metabolic profiling of vaginal microbiome host interactions during pregnancy and preterm birth.Nature communications · 2021Article
- Integrated trajectories of the maternal metabolome, proteome, and immunome predict labor onset.Science translational medicine · 2021Article
- Quantitative proteomic profiling of Cervicovaginal fluid from pregnant women with term and preterm birth.Proteome science · 2021Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Preterm labour and birth are a major cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. Despite modern advances in obstetric and neonatal management, the rate of preterm birth in the developed world is increasing. Yet even though numerous risk factors associated with preterm birth have been identified, the ability to accurately predict when labour will occur remains elusive, whether it is at a term or preterm gestation. In the latter case, this is likely due to the multifactorial aetiology of preterm labour wherein women may display different clinical presentations that lead to preterm birth. The discovery of novel biomarkers that could reliably identify women who will subsequently deliver preterm may allow for timely medical intervention and targeted therapeutic treatments aimed at improving maternal and fetal outcomes. Various body fluids including amniotic fluid, urine, saliva, blood (serum/plasma), and cervicovaginal fluid all provide a rich protein source of putative biochemical markers that may be causative or reflective of the various pathophysiological disorders of pregnancy, including preterm labour. This short review will highlight recent advances in the field of biomarker discovery and the utility of single and multiple biomarkers for the prediction of preterm birth in the absence of intra-amniotic infection.
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