Study included all pregnant women admitted with threatened preterm labor during the study period. All participants underwent estimation of maternal serum homocysteine level and assessment of uterine artery Doppler indices.
Prospective cohort study. Study approval by local ethics committee. Informed written consent. Study included all pregnant women admitted with threatened preterm labor during the study period. All participants underwent estimation of maternal serum homocysteine level and assessment of uterine artery Doppler indices.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
200
Uterine artery Doppler pulsatility indices
The accuracy of serum homocysteine levels and uterine artery pulsatility indices (UtA-PI ) for prediction of preterm labor
Sensitivity (%), specificity (%), positive predictive value (%), negative predictive value (%), positive likelihood ratio (number), negative likelihood ratio (number), accuracy (%) of serum homocysteine and UtA-PI for prediction of preterm labor
Time frame: Single measurement at the end of the study ( around 37 gestational weeks)
Gestational age at delivery
Gestational age at delivery (Weeks),
Time frame: Single measurement at the end of the study ( around 37 gestational weeks)
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study groups
Maternal age (year), Body mass index (kilogram per squared meter), Gestational age at admission (Weeks), Maternal serum Homocysteine level ( micromoles/liter), uterine artery pulsatility index ( number)
Time frame: Single measurement on the day one of hospital admission between 28-35 gestational weeks
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