Preterm birth less than 34 weeks' gestation · Women with a multiple pregnancy
Intramuscular (IM) progesterone may leads to higher preterm birth less than 34 weeks compared with no treatment or placebo (low certainty).
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Preterm birth less than 28 weeks · Women with a multiple pregnancy
Intramuscular (IM) progesterone showed no clear difference in preterm birth less than 28 weeks compared with no treatment or placebo (moderate certainty).
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Preterm birth · Women with a multiple pregnancy
Intramuscular (IM) progesterone showed no clear difference in preterm birth less than 37 weeks compared with no treatment or placebo (high certainty).
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Preterm birth less than 34 weeks' gestation · Women with a multiple pregnancy
Vaginal progesterone showed no clear difference in preterm birth less than 34 weeks compared with no treatment or placebo (low certainty).
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Preterm birth stratified by clinical type (spontaneous vs iatrogenic vs term) · pregnant women
The planned subanalysis by type of preterm birth (spontaneous vs iatrogenic vs term) could not be performed because of the small number of cases and lack of information in the original studies.
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Dental caries and preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2018 All outcomesPregnant women assessed around delivery in observational studies across multiple countries (Mexico, Malawi, India, France, Jordan, Finland, Tanzania); mostly retrospective cohort and case-control designs · By type of PTB (spontaneous vs iatrogenic)
no estimate extracted
0 studies
GRADE not reported
Preterm birth stratified by gestational age at birth (moderate-to-late 32 to <37, very 28 to <32, extremely <28 weeks) · pregnant women
The planned subanalysis of preterm birth by gestational age at birth (moderate-to-late, very, extremely preterm) could not be performed because of the small number of cases and lack of stratified data in the original studies.
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Dental caries and preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2018 All outcomesPregnant women assessed around delivery in observational studies across multiple countries (Mexico, Malawi, India, France, Jordan, Finland, Tanzania); mostly retrospective cohort and case-control designs · By gestational age at birth
no estimate extracted
0 studies
GRADE not reported
Gestational age (preterm birth < 37 weeks) · pregnant women
Pregnant women with dental caries did not have a significantly increased risk of preterm birth (pooled OR 1.16, 95% CI 0.90 to 1.49; 5 studies; I2=35%); certainty of evidence not graded.
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Preterm birth · women with a twin pregnancy
Oral betamimetic showed no clear difference in preterm birth (less than 37 weeks' gestation) compared with placebo (low certainty).
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Preterm birth less than 34 weeks' gestation · women with a twin pregnancy
Oral betamimetic showed no clear difference in very preterm birth (less than 34 weeks' gestation) compared with placebo (low certainty).
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Intervention not reported
Preterm birth < 34 weeks · women carrying twins, asymptomatic for PTL or PPROM
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes preterm birth < 34 weeks (very low certainty).
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Intervention not reported
Preterm birth < 37 weeks · singleton pregnancy with symptoms of PTL
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes preterm birth < 37 weeks (very low certainty).
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Preterm birth · pregnant women
Summary of findings: lipid‐based nutrient supplements (LNS) showed no clear difference in preterm births (births before 37 weeks of gestation) compared with multiple micronutrients (MMN) (moderate certainty).
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Preterm birth · pregnant women
Summary of findings: lipid‐based nutrient supplements (LNS) showed no clear difference in preterm births (births before 37 weeks of gestation) compared with iron folic acid (IFA) (moderate certainty).
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Gestational age (preterm birth < 37 weeks) · Pregnant women considered to have periodontal disease (gingivitis or periodontitis) after dental examination
Periodontal treatment (scaling and root planing, polishing, or… showed no clear difference in gestational age (preterm birth < 37 weeks) compared with no treatment (low certainty).
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Preterm birth < 35 weeks · Pregnant women considered to have periodontal disease (gingivitis or periodontitis) after dental examination
It is very uncertain whether periodontal treatment (scaling and root planing, polishing, or… changes preterm birth < 35 weeks compared with no treatment (very low certainty).
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Gestational age (preterm birth < 37 weeks) · Pregnant women considered to have periodontal disease (gingivitis or periodontitis) after dental examination
It is very uncertain whether periodontal treatment (scaling and root planing, alone or with… changes gestational age (preterm birth < 37 weeks) compared with alternative (less intensive) periodontal treatment, alone or with… (very low certainty).
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Preterm birth < 32 weeks · Pregnant women considered to have periodontal disease (gingivitis or periodontitis) after dental examination
It is very uncertain whether periodontal treatment (scaling and root planing, polishing, or… changes preterm birth < 32 weeks compared with no treatment (very low certainty).
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Preterm birth < 35 weeks · Pregnant women considered to have periodontal disease (gingivitis or periodontitis) after dental examination
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Preterm birth · pregnant women presenting for routine prenatal care
Lower genital tract infection screening probably leads to lower preterm birth less than 37 weeks compared with no screening (moderate certainty).
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Periodontal disease vs No periodontal disease
Preterm birth · People in observational studies
Periodontal disease and Preterm birth: pooled OR 1.58 (1.38–1.81); credibility class Ⅲ.
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