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SUBMITTER: Schuit E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3315727 | biostudies-other | 2012 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Schuit Ewoud E Stock Sarah S Groenwold Rolf H H RH Maurel Kimberly K Combs C Andrew CA Garite Thomas T Spong Cathy Y CY Thom Elizabeth A EA Rouse Dwight J DJ Caritis Steve N SN Saade George R GR Zachary Julia M JM Norman Jane E JE Rode Line L Klein Katharina K Tabor Ann A Cetingöz Elçin E Morrison John C JC Magann Everett F EF Briery Christian M CM Serra Vicente V Perales Alfredo A Meseguer Juan J Nassar Anwar H AH Lim Arianne C AC Moons Karel G M KG Kwee Anneke A Mol Ben Willem J BW
BMC pregnancy and childbirth 20120315
<h4>Background</h4>Preterm birth is the principal factor contributing to adverse outcomes in multiple pregnancies. Randomized controlled trials of progestogens to prevent preterm birth in twin pregnancies have shown no clear benefits. However, individual studies have not had sufficient power to evaluate potential benefits in women at particular high risk of early delivery (for example, women with a previous preterm birth or short cervix) or to determine adverse effects for rare outcomes such as ...[more]