Antenatal interventions to reduce preterm birth: an overview of Cochrane Systematic Reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several factors are associated with an increased risk of preterm birth (PTB); therefore, various interventions might have the potential to influence it. Due to the large number of interventions that address PTB, the objective of this overview is to summarise evidence from Cochrane reviews regarding the effects and safety of these different interventions.

Methods

We conducted a systematic literature search in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Included reviews should be based on randomised controlled trials comparing antenatal non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions that directly or indirectly address PTB with placebo/no treatment or routine care in pregnant women at less than 37 completed weeks of gestation without signs of threatened prete

SUBMITTER: Piso B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4021758 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature