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Table 2 Spontaneous preterm birth rate within fetal fibronectin categories

From: A prospective, double-blinded cohort study using quantitative fetal fibronectin testing in symptomatic women for the prediction of spontaneous preterm delivery

fFN

n

%

PTB

Term births

PTB within 24 h

PTB in 24–48 h

PTB in 2–7 days

PTB in 7–14 days

 

(ng/mL)

  

PTB at < 34 weeks (n, %)

PTB at 34–37 weeks (n, %)

(n, %)

(n, %)

(n, %)

(n, %)

(n, %)

 

0–9

28

58

0

2(20%)

26(69%)

0

0

0

0

 

10–49

9

19

0

2(20%)

7(18%)

1(2%)

0

0

0

 

50–99

5

11

2(20%)

0

3(8%)

0

0

2(4%)

0

 

100–199

2

4

0

0

2(5%)

0

0

0

0

 

200–499

2

4

2(20%)

0

0

2(4%)

0

0

0

 

>/=500

2

4

2(20%)

0

0

1(2%)

1(2%)

0

0

 
  1. fFN: Fetal fibronectin, PTB: preterm birth
  2. Note: 3 PTB (< 37w) took place > 14 days of testing