Fetal fibronectin testing and pregnancy outcomes among Texas Medicaid patients at risk for preterm birth.
CONCLUSIONS: Frequency of fFN testing was low in Texas Medicaid enrollees with symptomatic PTL. Patients with fFN testing had longer gestation periods and were less likely to deliver within ≤3 days of a hospital/ED encounter for PTL. These results support the role of fFN in screening for risk for sPTB among women with symptomatic PTL.
PMID: 29297659 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The American Journal of Managed Care - Category: Health Management Authors: Barner JC, Petrilla AA, Kang HA, Shen X, Alshehri AM, Sullivan EM, Troeger KA, Richards KM, Blackwell SC Tags: Am J Manag Care Source Type: research
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