Evaluating Progestogens for Preventing Preterm Birth International Collaborative (EPPPIC): Meta-analysis of Individual Participant Data From Randomised Controlled Trials
Ben W. Mol, Sally L. Wood, Line Rode, Ann Tabor, M. M. Aboulghar, Raphaël Porcher, M.V. Senat, Rashmi Bagga, Sujanthy S. Rajaram, Azam Azargoon, Elham Bahrami, AH Nassar, Ewoud Schuit, M. A. van Os, Claudia Crowther, Žarko Alfirević, Lee Beresford, Kristina Charlotte Dietz, Lelia Duley, Alexander Hodkinson, Alexis Llewellyn, Jane E. Norman, John Norrie, Sahar Sharif, Mark Simmonds, Lesley Stewart, Ruth Walker, T Walley, Kathy Wright, Sean C. Blackwell, Steve N. Caritis, C. Andrew Combs, Jennifer M. Croswell, Aninditee Das, Kay Dickersin, Andrew Elimian, William A. Grobman, Kimberly Maurel, David S. McKenna, Kelle H. Moley, Juliane Mueller, JM O'Brien, Dwight J. Rouse, Carol Sakala, Joe Leigh Simpson, Katelyn Smith, E Thom, Evelyn P Whitlock
Abstract
(Abstracted from Lancet 2021;397:1183–1194) Preterm birth is the most common cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. When infants are born preterm, they are at increased risk for having difficulties at birth, health problems throughout infancy, and death during the first year of life.