Vaginal progesterone to prevent preterm birth in pregnant women with a sonographic short cervix: Clinical and public health implications

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 235-242

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

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarker; cervical length; cost effectiveness; neonatal morbidity; pregnancy; prematurity; prevention; screening; singleton gestation; twin gestation; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VAGINAL PROGESTERONE; GESTAGEN;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; REVIEW; TRANSVAGINAL SONOGRAPHIC CERVICAL LENGTH; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEWBORN; PREMATURE BIRTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTILIZATION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CERVIX UTERI; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TWIN; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84960156115     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.09.102     Document Type: Article

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