Vaginal progesterone for prevention of preterm birth in asymptomatic high-risk women with a normal cervical length: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Abstract Background Preterm birth (PTB) is estimated to affect 14.9 million babies globally every year. Global rates of PTB continue to increase from 9.8 to 10.6% over a 15-year period from 2000 to 2014. Vaginal progesterone is commonly used by clinicians as a prevention strategy, with recent eviden...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-05-01
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Series: | Systematic Reviews |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01702-9 |