A hierarchical procedure to select intrauterine and extrauterine factors for methodological validation of preterm birth risk estimation.

Pasquale Anthony Della Rosa Cesare MiglioliMartina CaglioniFrancesca TiberioKelsey H H MosserEdoardo VignottoMatteo CaniniCristina BaldoliAndrea FaliniMassimo CandianiPaolo Ivo Cavoretto

Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2021)

This study establishes a generalized methodology for building-up an evidence-based holistic risk assessment for PTB to be used in clinical practice. Relevant and essential factors were selected and were able to provide an accurate estimation of degree of PTB risk based on the most informative constellation of IU and EU factors.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
risk assessment
clinical practice
low birth weight
gestational age
high resolution
minimally invasive
mass spectrometry
climate change