Placental hormone profiles as predictors of preterm birth in twin pregnancy: A prospective cohort study.

The objective of the study was to analyse placental hormone profiles in twin pregnancies to determine if they could be used to predict preterm birth.Progesterone, estradiol, estriol and corticotropin-releasing hormone were measured using competitive immunoassay and radioimmunoassay in serum and sali...

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Main Authors: Hui Lim, Sioned Powell, Helen C Mcnamara, A Forbes Howie, Ann Doust, Maria E Bowman, Roger Smith, Jane E Norman, Sarah J Stock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5344513?pdf=render