A color-coded tape for uterine height measurement: a tool to identify preterm pregnancies in low resource settings.

A color-coded tape for uterine height measurement: a tool to identify preterm pregnancies in low resource settings.

Neonatal mortality associated with preterm birth can be reduced with antenatal corticosteroids (ACS), yet <10% of eligible pregnant women in low-middle income countries. The inability to accurately determine gestational age (GA) leads to under-identification of high-risk women who could receive A...

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Main Authors: Fernando Althabe, Mabel Berrueta, Jennifer Hemingway-Foday, Agustina Mazzoni, Carolina Astoul Bonorino, Andrea Gowdak, Luz Gibbons, M B Bellad, M C Metgud, Shivaprasad Goudar, Bhalchandra S Kodkany, Richard J Derman, Sarah Saleem, Samina Iqbal, Syed Hasan Ala, Robert L Goldenberg, Elwyn Chomba, Albert Manasyan, Melody Chiwila, Edna Imenda, Florence Mbewe, Antoinette Tshefu, Victor Lokomba, Carl L Bose, Janet Moore, Sreelatha Meleth, Elizabeth M McClure, Marion Koso-Thomas, Pierre Buekens, José M Belizán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4379082?pdf=render

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