One in five pregnant women has her labor induced. The question: Did the doctor pick the best time to try to speed nature’s course, or would waiting a few more days make for an easier delivery? A ...

A positive cervical or vaginal fetal fibronectin test at 22–24 weeks predicted more than half of the spontaneous preterm births at <28 weeks (sensitivity: 0.63). [42] The relative risk for a positive ...

A new app called QUiPP could help doctors to better identify women at risk of giving birth prematurely. The app, developed at King's College London, was tested in two studies of high-risk women being ...

A test used to detect whether pregnant mothers are in premature labour has been discontinued, leaving rural and remote women most at risk. The rapid fetal fibronectin (fFN) test helps medical teams ...

The Associated Press's Lauran Neergaard reports on a new way to determine if a pregnant woman is ready to deliver her baby. By LAURAN NEERGAARD Ž AP Medical Writer Ž WASHINGTON (AP) One in five ...

An underused screening test is available to pregnant women that can help rule out the largest cause of death and disorders among newborns. Unlike amniocentesis or cystic-fibrosis testing, this exam is ...