Journal article
Planned early delivery or expectant management for late preterm pre-eclampsia (PHOENIX): a randomised controlled trial
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In women with late preterm pre-eclampsia, the optimal time to initiate delivery is unclear because limitation of maternal disease progression needs to be balanced against infant complications. The aim of this trial was to determine whether planned earlier initiation of delivery reduces maternal adverse outcomes without substantial worsening of neonatal or infant outcomes, compared with expectant management (usual care) in women with …
Authors
Chappell LC; Brocklehurst P; Green ME; Hunter R; Hardy P; Juszczak E; Linsell L; Chiocchia V; Greenland M; Placzek A
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 394, No. 10204, pp. 1181–1190
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
9 2019
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(19)31963-4
ISSN
0140-6736