Andrew Shennan: AJOG Study Finds History of Spontaneous Preterm Birth Signals Ongoing Recurrence Risk
Andrew Shennan, Professor of Maternal and Fetal Health at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Independent of cervical length or gestational age of the previous spontaneous preterm birth, all patients with a history of spontaneous preterm birth retain an increased risk for recurrence of preterm birth at any gestational age.”
Title: Patterns of recurrent preterm birth: an individual patient data meta-analysis
Authors: Charlotte E. van Dijk, Annemijn A de Ruigh, Benjamin Y. Gravesteijn, Brenda M. Kazemier, Vincenzo Berghella, John Owen, Roberto Eduardo Bittar, Rashmi Bagga, Joan M.G. Crane, Andrew H. Shennan, Birgit Arabin, Ben Willem Mol, Eva Pajkrt, C. Emily Kleinrouweler
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