Shedding Light on the Realities of Evaluating and Managing Preterm Labor
In this webinar, Dr. Gabrielle Cassir, OB/GYN and MFM, will discuss the evaluation and management of preterm labor with a focus on the following objectives:
- Review the incidence and etiology of preterm birth
- Detail the reality of preterm labor
- Evaluate evidence-based data on fetal fibronectin and transvaginal ultrasound and their role in evaluating preterm labor
- Assess the importance of reducing the number of false positive diagnoses
- Exemplify the importance of timing when it comes to interventions that can improve neonatal outcomes, particularly corticosteroid administration
- Discuss the effect of protocols on patients with preterm labor