Development and validation of a risk prediction model of preterm birth for women with preterm labour symptoms (the QUIDS study): A prospective cohort study and individual participant data meta-analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Timely interventions in women presenting with preterm labour can substantially improve health outcomes for preterm babies. However, establishing such a diagnosis is very challenging, as signs and symptoms of preterm labour are common and can be nonspecific. We aimed to...

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Main Authors: Sarah J Stock, Margaret Horne, Merel Bruijn, Helen White, Kathleen A Boyd, Robert Heggie, Lisa Wotherspoon, Lorna Aucott, Rachel K Morris, Jon Dorling, Lesley Jackson, Manju Chandiramani, Anna L David, Asma Khalil, Andrew Shennan, Gert-Jan van Baaren, Victoria Hodgetts-Morton, Tina Lavender, Ewoud Schuit, Susan Harper-Clarke, Ben W Mol, Richard D Riley, Jane E Norman, John Norrie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-07-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003686