Fetal fibronectin testing in threatened preterm labor: time to stop
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Sonographic measurement of cervical length and fetal fibronectin testing in threatened preterm labor.
OBJECTIVE In women presenting with threatened preterm labor, both fetal fibronectin and sonographic measurement of cervical length have been shown to distinguish between true and false labor. The aim of this study was to determine whether the combination of both tests provides a better prediction than the individual tests alone. METHODS We examined 195 women with singleton pregnancies present...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0002-9378
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.07.057