Clinical Summaries

For patients with symptoms of preterm labor at weeks 24-34, this example protocol guides a healthcare provider through the critical steps of preterm birth risk assessment, utilizing all available diagnostic tools, and recommends the corresponding patient management therapies/treatment plans.

Clinical Summary of Rose CH, McWeeney DT, Brost BC et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a standardized evidence-based protocol for preterm labor evaluation on resource use and obstetrics outcomes. Read the Hologic clinical summary document for Rose CH, McWeeney DT, Brost BC et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010 Please visit PubMed for the full text article.

Clinical Summary of DeFranco EA, Lewis DF, Odibo AO. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2013. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the current medical literature to assess the accuracy of the combination of fetal fibronectin (fFN) plus ultrasound assessment of cervical length (CL) as screening tools for preterm labor and prediction of preterm birth (PTB), and to compare this to the traditional clinical method of digital cervical examination. Read the Hologic clinical summary document for DeFranco EA, Lewis DF, Odibo AO. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2013. Please visit PubMed for the full text article.