Risk scoring for preterm labor: where do we go from here?
Risk scoring systems based on traditional demographic, social, and medical factors have limited use, especially in certain populations. Newer approaches, including frequent cervical examinations, periodic outpatient monitoring for contractions, extensive daily monitoring at home for contractions in very high-risk persons, and identification and reduction of modifiable behavioral risks, offer promise.
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Jerrold R. Golding Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia.
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D001519:Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008722:Methods; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014590:Uterine Contraction