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ArticleEuropean journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X2019

Predictive value of the quantitative fetal fibronectin levels for the management of women presenting with threatened preterm labour - A revised cut off level: A retrospective cohort study.

Kassam Mahomed, Ibinabo Ibiebele, Christine Fraser, Consuela Brown

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Article 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 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Preterm labor with intact membranes: a simple noninvasive method to identify patients at risk for intra-amniotic infection and/or inflammation.The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians · 2022
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kassam MahomedSenior Medical Officer A/Professor Women's and Children's Services and University of Queensland, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
Ibinabo IbiebeleResearch Fellow, The University of Sydney Northern Clinical School, Clinical and Population Perinatal Health Research, St Leonards, NSW, Australia.
Christine FraserResearch Midwife, Women's and Children's Services, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
Consuela BrownResearch Midwife, Women's and Children's Services, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
Ipswich Hospital · AUThe University of Queensland · AUThe University of Sydney · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate a new a cut off level of fetal fibronectin as a predictor of birth in women with threatened preterm labour.

designA retrospective cohort study performed at Ipswich hospital, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, in women with threatened preterm labour with intact membranes between 23 weeks to 34 + 6 week gestation. STUDY

designA quantitative fetal fibronectin (fFN) was performed. Maternal demographics and birth outcome data were extracted from the routinely collected perinatal data held by the hospital. The odds of preterm birth were estimated for each cut off value of fFN (10, 50 and 200 ng ml

resultsAmong the 447 presentations and 376 pregnancies, rates of preterm birth <34 weeks were 2.9%, 9.2%, 3.3%, 19.6%, 4.2% and 35.3% for each category of values respectively (fFN <10, ≥10, <50, ≥50, <200 and ≥200 ng ml

conclusionIn women presenting with TPL, those with levels of <200 ng ml

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PredictionQuantitative fetal fibronectinThreatened preterm labour

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PMID31508583
PMCPMC6726917
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