Foetal Fibronectin (fFN) in Cervico Vaginal Lavage (CVL) as a Predictor Marker of Preterm Labour

A second generation cervico - vaginal lavage

The diagnostic accuracy of cervico-vaginal fetal fibronectin in predicting preterm delivery: an overview.

OBJECTIVE To determine the accuracy with which cervico-vaginal fetal fibronectin predicts preterm delivery using systematic quantitative overview of the available literature. DESIGN Online searching of MEDLINE database (1966 to April 1996), scanning of bibliography of known primary and review articles and review of recent journal issues. Study selection, assessment of study quality and data e...

Use of cervicovaginal PAMG-1 protein as a predictor of delivery within seven days in pregnancies at risk of premature birth

BACKGROUND To investigate the utility of vaginal placental alpha microglobulin-1 (PAMG-1) protein as a predictor of preterm delivery within 7 days in pregnancies at risk of premature birth. METHODS This prospective study was performed in women at risk of premature birth. The levels of vaginal PAMG-1 and foetal fibronectin (fFN) and the transvaginal cervical length measurement (CLM) were inves...

Fetal fibronectin as a predictor of preterm birth: an overview.

The objective of this study was to determine if cervicovaginal fibronectin is predictive of preterm birth. Articles involving human subjects published in English between January 1976 and December 1997 were retrieved from MEDLINE using the keywords: fibronectin, fetal fibronectin, oncofetal fibronectin, preterm, PROM, preterm birth, and preterm labor. We included studies that were prospective, e...

Cervical length by ultrasound as a predictor of preterm labour

Background: Objective of current study was to evaluate cervical length by transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasonography at 14-24 weeks of gestation in asymptomatic women for predicting women at risk of preterm delivery and to find out the one method which is more accurate of the two. Methods: Fifty one women were enrolled in this prospective study. Women with cervical incompetence, multiple g...