What do we know about the natural outcomes of preterm labour? A systematic review and meta-analysis of women without tocolysis in preterm labour

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 452-460

  Hackney, David N ^a   Olson Chen, Courtney ^a   Thornburg, Loralei L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Placebo; preterm birth; preterm labour; tocolysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME TO TREATMENT; TOCOLYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

PLACEBO; PRETERM BIRTH; PRETERM LABOUR; TOCOLYSIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; TOCOLYSIS;

EID: 84882257926     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12070     Document Type: Article

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