Antenatal identification of women at high risk of spontaneous pre-term birth.
A means of assessing the risk of a spontaneous pre-term birth in any individual woman presenting at the antenatal clinic is described. A composite score can be obtained by the multiplication of relative risks for various factors. The effectiveness of the method is discussed.
D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008423:Maternal Age; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012306:Risk; D012907:Smoking / Q000150:complications; D012923:Social Class