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Table 2 Relationship between risk factors and presenting clinical signs with delivery within 1 week

From: Prediction of labour onset in women who present with symptoms of preterm labour using cervical length

 

Delivered within 1 week

Yes

N = 9

No

N = 86

pvalue

Risk factors

  Previous mid-trimester miscarriage

    Yes

    No

0

9

2

84

1.000

  Previous preterm birth

    Yes

    No

4

5

20

66

0.224

  Previous uterine evacuations

    Yes

    No

3

6

27

59

1.000

  Genitourinary infections

    Yes

    No

6

3

52

34

1.000

  Smoker

    Yes

    No

0

9

10

76

0.590

  Alcohol consumption

    Yes

    No

0

9

4

82

1.000

  Clinical signs

  Uterine activity on cardiotocography

    Regular contractions

    Irregular contractions

8

1

52

34

0.147

  Cervical dilatation

    Cervix ≥ 3 cm

    Cervix < 3 cm

1

8

3

82

0.336

  Cervical effacement

    Effaced

    Not effaced

1

8

7

78

0.568

  Actim partus test

    Positive test

    Negative test

3

1

13

34

0.086