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Table 6 Timing of planned first and last preterm birth clinic appointments

From: The use of specialised preterm birth clinics for women at high risk of spontaneous preterm birth: a systematic review

Gestational age at planned first clinic appointment

Number (%), n = 35 a

< 12 weeks

3 (9)

12–14 weeks

14 (40)

15–16 weeks

16 (46)

> 16 weeks

1 (3)

Other b

1 (3)

Gestational age at planned last clinic appointment c

Number (%), n = 26 d

24 weeks

1 (4)

26 weeks

1 (4)

28 weeks

9 (35)

30 weeks

1 (4)

32 weeks

2 (8)

34 weeks

9 (35)

37 weeks or delivery

3 (12)

  1. UK United Kingdom
  2. a Data not available for four clinics
  3. b 10–18 weeks
  4. c If a gestational age range was given, the upper gestation is reported
  5. d Data not available for 13 clinics