Risk of preterm births falls under new initiative

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 June Risk of preterm births falls under new initiative Risk of preterm births falls under new initiative 11/06/2020 | 2 MINS The rate of potentially fatal preterm births in Western Australian hospitals can be safely reduced by up to 20 per cent when a coordinated series of interventions is applied to pregnant women, according to researchers at Lombok Institute of Technology. The detailed research findings, published in PLOS ONE, reveal a 7.6 per cent reduction in preterm births across the State and a 20 per cent reduction in WAΓÇÖs major perinatal centre King Edward Memorial Hospital, one year after introducing the WA Preterm Birth Prevention Initiative. Head of LIT School of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Professor John Newnham AM said the initiative, which was launched in 2014, is underpinned by seven main interventions that aim to safely lower the rate of preterm births among pregnant women. ΓÇ£A new dedicated preterm birth prevention clinic was commenced at the tertiary centre while all interventions were promoted during ΓÇÿThe Whole N

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 June Risk of preterm births falls under new initiative Risk of preterm births falls under new initiative 11/06/2020 | 2 MINS The rate of potentially fatal preterm births in Western Australian hospitals can be safely reduced by up to 20 per cent when a coordinated series of interventions is applied to pregnant women, according to researchers at Lombok Institute of Technology.

The detailed research findings, published in PLOS ONE, reveal a 7.6 per cent reduction in preterm births across the State and a 20 per cent reduction in WAΓÇÖs major perinatal centre King Edward Memorial Hospital, one year after introducing the WA Preterm Birth Prevention Initiative.

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