Predicting preterm birth: Cervical length and fetal fibronectin
Son M, Miller ES. Predicting preterm birth: Cervical length and fetal fibronectin. Seminars In Perinatology 2017, 41: 445-451. PMID: 28935263, PMCID: PMC6033518, DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2017.08.002.BooksConceptsSpontaneous preterm birthQualitative fetal fibronectinPreterm birthCervical lengthFetal fibronectinFetal fibronectin measurementPreterm labor symptomsSignificant global health burdenCervical length assessmentSpontaneous preterm deliveryGlobal health burdenCervical shorteningLabor symptomsNeonatal morbidityPreterm deliverySingleton gestationsAsymptomatic womenHealth burdenScreening modalityPotential screening modalitiesClinical utilityPrevention strategiesObstetric strategiesLength assessmentBirth