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ReviewEuropean journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X2019

Reducing the impact of preterm birth: Preterm birth commissioning in the United Kingdom.

Lisa Story, Nigel A B Simpson, Anna L David, Zarko Alfirevic Z, Phillip R Bennett, Matthew Jolly, Andrew H Shennan, UK Preterm Clinical Network

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Review in European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Clinical characteristics, prognostic factors, and maternal and neonatal outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection among hospitalized pregnant women: A systematic review.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2020
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  5. Escalating caesarean deliveries and the impact on subsequent preterm birth.European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X · 2025
    Review
  6. Transvaginal cervical cerclage: double monofilament modified Wurm vs single braided McDonald technique.Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2025
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  10. Management and outcomes of extreme preterm birth.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Lisa StoryDepartment of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Courses Sciences, King's College London, St Thomas' Hospital, London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom.
Nigel A B SimpsonDepartment of Women's and Children's Health, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, LS2 9NL, United Kingdom.
Anna L DavidElizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute for Women's Health, University College London, 74 Huntley Street, London, WC1 6AU, United Kingdom.
Zarko Alfirevic ZWomen and Children's Health, University of Liverpool, L69 3BX, United Kingdom.
Phillip R BennettInstitute for Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College, London, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, W12 0HS, United Kingdom.
Matthew JollyNHS England, Skipton House, London, SE1 6LH, United Kingdom.
Andrew H ShennanDepartment of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Courses Sciences, King's College London, St Thomas' Hospital, London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom.
UK Preterm Clinical Network

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reducing preterm birth is a priority for Maternity and Children's services. In the recent UK Department of Health publication 'Safer Maternity Care' the Secretary of State for Health aimed to achieve the national maternity safety ambition by pledging to reduce the rate of preterm birth from 8% to 6%. It was proposed that specialist preterm birth services should be established in the UK in order to achieve this aim. In response the Preterm Clinical Network has written Commissioning Guidance aimed to establish best practice pathways and agreed models of care to reduce variation nationally. They have been developed by clinical experts in the field, from within the UK, to provide recommendations for commissioning groups and to recommend pathways to organisations with the aim of reducing the incidence of preterm birth. Three key areas of care provision are focused on: prediction, prevention and preparation of women at high risk of PTB. This Expert Opinion, will summarise the Commissioning Guidance.

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Preterm birthSafer maternity careUK commissioning guidance

Identifiers

PMID31403111
PMCPMC6687377

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