Triaging Women with Pregnancy of Unknown Location: Evaluation of Protocols Based on Single Serum Progesterone, Serum hCG Ratios, and Model M4.

Background: The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the ability of three protocols to triage women presenting with pregnancy of unknown location (PUL).

Methods: Women with pregnancy of unknown location were recruited from Aziz Medical Centre from 1st August, 2018 to 31st July, 2020. The criterion of progesterone, human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) ratio, and M4 algorithm were used to predict risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and classify women.

Anti-phospholipid antibodies in women presenting with preterm delivery because of preeclampsia or placental insufficiency.

Objective: To assess the proportion of women presenting with preterm delivery because of preeclampsia or placental insufficiency (PREPI) with anti-phospholipid antibodies (APLA).

Material And Methods: This was a prospective cohort study conducted at an obstetrics and gynecology department. Women, aged 20-40 years, with preeclampsia who delivered before 34 weeks were cases while those who delivered before 34 weeks but did not have preeclampsia acted as controls.

A color-coded tape for uterine height measurement: a tool to identify preterm pregnancies in low resource settings.

Introduction: Neonatal mortality associated with preterm birth can be reduced with antenatal corticosteroids (ACS), yet <10% of eligible pregnant women in low-middle income countries. The inability to accurately determine gestational age (GA) leads to under-identification of high-risk women who could receive ACS or other interventions. To facilitate better identification in low-resource settings, we developed a color-coded tape for uterine height (UH) measurement and estimated its accuracy identifying preterm pregnancies.