Open AccessThe diagnostic value of cervicovaginal and serum ferritin levels in midgestation time to predict spontaneous preterm delivery
Author(s) -
Farzaneh Broumand,
Soudabeh Saeidkar,
Tahereh Behrouzlak,
Hamidreza Khalkhali,
Homayoun SadeghiBazargani
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.137193
Subject(s) - medicine , gestational age , gestation , obstetrics , ferritin , prospective cohort study , receiver operating characteristic , area under the curve , gynecology , preterm delivery , pregnancy , surgery , genetics , biology
The aim of this study was to determine diagnostic value of cervicovaginal ferretin and serum ferretin levels at midgestation time in predicting preterm delivery in singleton pregnancies.