Interventions to Prevent Spontaneous Preterm Birth in Women With Singleton Pregnancy Who Are at High Risk: Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis
Angharad Care, Sarah J Nevitt, Nancy Medley, Sarah Donegan, Laura Goodfellow, Lynn Hampson, Catrin Tudur Smith, Žarko Alfirević
Abstract
(Abstracted from BMJ 2022;376:e064547) The leading cause of neonatal mortality are complications due to preterm birth. To manage the risk of preterm birth, the NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) recommends using vaginal progesterone or cervical cerclage.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineObstetricsPsychological interventionNiceMeta-analysisSingletonPremature birthPreterm deliveryPregnancyFetusGestational ageNursingComputer scienceBiologyInternal medicineGeneticsProgramming languagePreterm Birth and ChorioamnionitisPregnancy-related medical researchMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions