Screening and prevention of preterm birth: how is it done in clinical practice?
Roberta Bulsing Dos SantosJanete VettorazziMarcos Wengrover RosaEllen Machado ArlindoEdimárlei Gonsales ValérioPublished in: Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia (2024)
In the setting of this study, universal ultrasound screening to prevent preterm birth was used by just over half of doctors in private practice. In public facilities, screening was even less common. Use of vaginal progesterone in cervical shortening was highly prevalent. There is an unmet need for formal protocols for screening and prevention of preterm birth in middle-income settings.