A Cross -Sectional Study on Prediction of Preterm Delivery with Phosphorylated Insulin Like Growth Factor Binding Protein -1 Test
Aim and objective: To predict preterm deliveries in symptomatic patients using a bedside kit for phosphorylated Insulin like Growth Factor Binding Protein-1 in cervical secretion. It will enrich obstetricians in early identification, preparedness and timely obstetricians’ interventions to reduce anticipated fetal complications in threatened preterm. Materials and methods: It was hospital based cross-sectional study including 78 pregnant women between 28 weeks to 37 weeks of gestation with threatened preterm labor. Phosphorylated Insulin Like Growth Factor Binding Protein Test was done and data analysis was done using Student’s t – test , Receiver operator characteristic curve and chi square test.
