Background Preterm birth (PTB) is a major factor contributing to global rates of neonatal
death and to longer‐term health problems for surviving infants. Both the World Health …

Background The inappropriate and inconsistent selection of primary outcomes (PO s) in
randomised controlled trials (RCT s) and systematic reviews (SR s) can make evidence …

Background Preterm birth (PTB) is a leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality.
Interventions aimed at preventing PTB can be classified as primary, secondary, or tertiary …

Background Clinical practice guidelines (CPG) endorse multiple strategies to prevent or
manage preterm birth (PTB). Objectives To summarise CPG recommendations for PTB and …

Clinical trials, systematic reviews and guidelines compare beneficial and non-beneficial
outcomes following interventions. Often, however, various studies on a particular topic do …

OBJECTIVE: To develop a consensus on a set of key clinical outcomes for the evaluation of
preventive interventions for preterm birth in asymptomatic pregnant women. METHODS: A …

The aim of this paper is to identify reviews of interventions for preventing and treating
preterm birth so that these could be appraised and the findings from good quality reviews …

Background Identification of pregnancies that are higher risk than average is important to
allow the possibility of interventions aimed at preventing adverse outcomes like preterm …

Background Stillbirth is generally defined as a death prior to birth at or after 22 weeks'
gestation. It remains a major public health concern globally. Antenatal interventions may …

Background Preterm birth is a global health priority. Using a progestogen during high-risk
pregnancy could reduce preterm birth and adverse neonatal outcomes. Methods We did a …