Evaluating the use of the QUiPP app and its impact on the management of threatened preterm labour: A cluster randomised trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preterm delivery (before 37 weeks of gestation) is the single most important contributor to neonatal death and morbidity, with lifelong repercussions. However, the majority of women who present with preterm labour (PTL) symptoms do not deliver imminently. Accurate prediction of PTL is needed in order ensure correct management of those most at risk of preterm birth (PTB) and to prevent the maternal and fetal risks incurred by unnecessary interventions given to the majority. The QUantitative Innovation in Predicting Preterm birth (QUIPP) app aims to support clinical decision-making about women in threatened preterm labour (TPTL) by combining quantitative fetal fibronectin (qfFN) values, cervical length (CL), and significant PTB risk factors to create an individualised perc

SUBMITTER: Watson HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8291648 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature