Research prioritization of interventions for the primary prevention of preterm birth: An international survey.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
; 236: 240-248, 2019 May.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To identify research priorities of interventions for the primary prevention of preterm birth (PTB), by conducting an international stakeholder survey. STUDYDESIGN:
A prospective cross-sectional online survey was conducted in November 2016. Fifteen interventions to prevent spontaneous PTB were identified and ranked by stakeholders (n = 159) in the field of maternal and perinatal health research, using nine equally weighted criteria. Medians and interquartile ranges (IQRs) were calculated and the interventions ranked accordingly.RESULTS:
Respondents to the survey were from 46 different countries, mostly from low and middle-income countries (62%, 99/159) and were mainly clinicians (80%, 127/159). Of the fifteen interventions ranked, the following five were identified as research priorities in the primary prevention of PTB dietary counselling and nutritional education, risk scoring, vitamin D supplementation, exercise and antioxidant supplementation.CONCLUSION:
We have identified research priorities of interventions to prevent spontaneous PTB through a global stakeholder survey. The interventions prioritized in this exercise can be used by researchers, grant funding bodies and research-policy decision makers to inform calls on future clinical trials or individual patient data meta-analyses on the primary prevention of PTB.Palavras-chave
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Prevenção Primária
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Nascimento Prematuro
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
Ano de publicação:
2019
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