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Progesterone for the prevention of preterm birth in twin pregnancy (STOPPIT): a randomised, double-b...

Progesterone for the prevention of preterm birth in twin pregnancy (STOPPIT): a randomised, double-b...

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Progesterone for the prevention of preterm birth in twin pregnancy (STOPPIT): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study and meta-analysis

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Full title

Progesterone for the prevention of preterm birth in twin pregnancy (STOPPIT): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study and meta-analysis

Publisher

Kidlington: Elsevier Ltd

Journal title

The Lancet (British edition), 2009-06, Vol.373 (9680), p.2034-2040

Language

English

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Publisher

Kidlington: Elsevier Ltd

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Contents

Summary Background Women with twin pregnancy are at high risk for spontaneous preterm delivery. Progesterone seems to be effective in reducing preterm birth in selected high-risk singleton pregnancies, albeit with no significant reduction in perinatal mortality and little evidence of neonatal benefit. We investigated the use of progesterone for pre...

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Full title

Progesterone for the prevention of preterm birth in twin pregnancy (STOPPIT): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study and meta-analysis

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_199046626

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_199046626

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ISSN

0140-6736

E-ISSN

1474-547X

DOI

10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60947-8

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