The diagnostics advisory committee considered evidence on the biomarker tests (PartoSure, Actim Partus and Rapid fetal fibronectin [fFN] 10Q Cassette Kit) for diagnosing preterm labour from several ...

A positive cervical or vaginal fetal fibronectin test at 22–24 weeks predicted more than half of the spontaneous preterm births at <28 weeks (sensitivity: 0.63). [42] The relative risk for a positive ...

The health outcomes of preterm babies can be significantly improved by timely and appropriate interventions in women presenting with preterm labor. However, the non-specific nature of presenting signs ...

Three interventions and 2 comparators were included in this assessment. Actim Partus is a CE‑marked qualitative immunochromatographic point-of-care test designed to detect phosphorylated IGFBP‑1 ...