Effectiveness of fetal fibronectin testing compared with digital cervical assessment of women with preterm contractions

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 381-385

  Mateus, Julio ^a,c   Pereira, Leonardo ^b   Baxter, Jason ^a   Berghella, Vincenzo ^a   Tolosa, Jorge ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical dilation; Clinical interventions; Fetal fibronectin; Preterm labor; Spontaneous preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; FIBRONECTIN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; STEROID; TERBUTALINE SULFATE; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FETUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; TOCOLYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; FETUS; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TOCOLYSIS; TRIAGE;

EID: 34447283765     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-981849     Document Type: Article

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