1st Edition
Preterm Birth Surveillance and Prevention A Practical Guide for Healthcare Professionals
Preterm birth affects over 10% of all births globally, often leading to serious health problems for both mother and child. This is a succinct practical guide to how best to monitor and prevent preterm birth and to organize services for this patient population.
1. Introduction to Preterm Birth
Laura van der Krogt, Nicole Moriarty, Natalie Suff, Lisa Story, and Andrew Shennan
2. Practicalities of setting up your own surveillance clinic
Laura van der Krogt, Nicole Moriarty, Natalie Suff, Lisa Story, and Andrew Shennan
3. Risk Factors for Spontaneous Birth
Hui Wei Leow and Nigel Simpson
4. How to predict preterm birth in asymptomatic Women
Christina-Anastasia Resta and Manju Chandiramani
5. Transvaginal Ultrasound: Tips for measuring Cervical length
Amrita Banerjee, Maria Ivan and Anna L David
6. Interventions for women at high-risk
Vicky Hodgetts Morton and Nicole Pilarski
7. Prediction of premature birth in women with symptoms of preterm labour
Helena A Watson
8. Preparing for the preterm infant
Anna Milan and Daniel Cromb
9. Biomarkers for Prediction of preterm Birth
Nicole Moriarty
Biography
Andrew Shennan OBE, MBBS, MD, FRCOG is Professor of Obstetrics and Clinical Director, South London Clinical Research Network, Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, at King’s College London, UK
Natalie Suff BSc, MBBCh, PhD is Clinical Lecturer, Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, at King’s College London, UK
