Prediction of preterm birth in twin gestations using biophysical and biochemical tests

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 211, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 583-595

  Conde Agudelo, Agustin ^a,b   Romero, Roberto ^a,b,c,d  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical length; fetal fibronectin; predictive value of tests; pregnancy; premature birth

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHEMOKINE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYTOKINE; ENDOTOXIN; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; PROGESTERONE; RELAXIN; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; FFN PROTEIN, HUMAN; FIBRONECTIN; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN A; VITAMIN D;

CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWINS; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BLOOD; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TWIN PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CERVIX UTERI; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; ENDOTOXINS; FEMALE; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TWIN; PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN-A; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERINE MONITORING; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84922484373     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.07.047     Document Type: Review

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124. B. Jacobsson, I. Mattsby-Baltzer, and H. Hagberg Interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 in cervical and amniotic fluid: relationship to microbial invasion of the chorioamniotic membranes BJOG 112 2005 719 724
125. B. Jacobsson, R.M. Holst, B. Andersson, and H. Hagberg Monocyte chemotactic protein-2 and -3 in amniotic fluid: relationship to microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity, intra-amniotic inflammation and preterm delivery Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 84 2005 566 571
126. T. Chaiworapongsa, R. Romero, and J. Espinoza Macrophage migration inhibitory factor in patients with preterm parturition and microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 18 2005 405 416
127. P. Mittal, R. Romero, and J.P. Kusanovic CXCL6 (granulocyte chemotactic protein-2): a novel chemokine involved in the innate immune response of the amniotic cavity Am J Reprod Immunol 60 2008 246 257
128. R. Romero, B.H. Yoon, and M. Mazor A comparative study of the diagnostic performance of amniotic fluid glucose, white blood cell count, interleukin-6, and gram stain in the detection of microbial invasion in patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes Am J Obstet Gynecol 169 1993 839 851
129. R. Romero, B.H. Yoon, and M. Mazor The diagnostic and prognostic value of amniotic fluid white blood cell count, glucose, interleukin-6, and gram stain in patients with preterm labor and intact membranes Am J Obstet Gynecol 169 1993 805 816
130. R. Romero, B.H. Yoon, J.S. Kenney, R. Gomez, A.C. Allison, and P.B. Sehgal Amniotic fluid interleukin-6 determinations are of diagnostic and prognostic value in preterm labor Am J Reprod Immunol 30 1993 167 183
131. P.C. Greig, A.P. Murtha, C.J. Jimmerson, W.N. Herbert, B. Roitman-Johnson, and J. Allen Maternal serum interleukin-6 during pregnancy and during term and preterm labor Obstet Gynecol 90 1997 465 469
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134. S.Q. Wei, W. Fraser, and Z.C. Luo Inflammatory cytokines and spontaneous preterm birth in asymptomatic women: a systematic review Obstet Gynecol 116 2010 393 401
135. M.T. Gervasi, R. Romero, and G. Bracalente Midtrimester amniotic fluid concentrations of interleukin-6 and interferon-gamma-inducible protein-10: evidence for heterogeneity of intra-amniotic inflammation and associations with spontaneous early (<32 weeks) and late (>32 weeks) preterm delivery J Perinat Med 40 2012 329 343
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138. U.B. Wennerholm, B. Holm, and I. Mattsby-Baltzer Interleukin-1alpha, interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 in cervico/vaginal secretion for screening of preterm birth in twin gestation Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 77 1998 508 514
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140. L.M. Bodnar, D.J. Rouse, and V. Momirova Maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D and preterm birth in twin gestations Obstet Gynecol 122 2013 91 98
141. R. Romero, N. Kadar, J.C. Hobbins, and G.W. Duff Infection and labor: the detection of endotoxin in amniotic fluid Am J Obstet Gynecol 157 1987 815 819
142. R. Romero, J.C. Hobbins, and M.D. Mitchell Endotoxin stimulates prostaglandin E2 production by human amnion Obstet Gynecol 71 1988 227 228
143. R. Romero, P. Roslansky, and E. Oyarzun Labor and infection, II: bacterial endotoxin in amniotic fluid and its relationship to the onset of preterm labor Am J Obstet Gynecol 158 1988 1044 1049
144. R. Romero, M. Mazor, Y.K. Wu, C. Avila, E. Oyarzun, and M.D. Mitchell Bacterial endotoxin and tumor necrosis factor stimulate prostaglandin production by human decidua Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 37 1989 183 186
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146. R. Romero, K. Nicolaides, and A. Conde-Agudelo Vaginal progesterone in women with an asymptomatic sonographic short cervix in the midtrimester decreases preterm delivery and neonatal morbidity: a systematic review and metaanalysis of individual patient data Am J Obstet Gynecol 206 2012 124.e1 124.e9
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