Placental hormone profiles as predictors of preterm birth in twin pregnancy: A prospective cohort study

Hui Lim; Sioned Powell; Helen C. Mcnamara; A. Forbes Howie; Ann Doust; Maria E. Bowman; Roger Smith; Jane E. Norman; Sarah J. Stock

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0173732

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Placental hormone profiles as predictors of preterm birth in twin pregnancy: A prospective cohort study

Hui Lim,

Affiliation Tommy’s Centre for Maternal and Fetal Health, MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Sioned Powell,

Affiliation Tommy’s Centre for Maternal and Fetal Health, MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Helen C. Mcnamara,

Affiliation Tommy’s Centre for Maternal and Fetal Health, MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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A. Forbes Howie,

Affiliation Tommy’s Centre for Maternal and Fetal Health, MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Ann Doust,

Affiliation Tommy’s Centre for Maternal and Fetal Health, MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Maria E. Bowman,

Affiliation Mothers and Babies Research Centre, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Roger Smith,

Affiliation Mothers and Babies Research Centre, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Jane E. Norman,

Affiliation Tommy’s Centre for Maternal and Fetal Health, MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Sarah J. Stock

* E-mail: sarah.stock@ed.ac.uk

Affiliations Tommy’s Centre for Maternal and Fetal Health, MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, School of Women's and Infants' Health, The University of Western Australia at King Edward Memorial Hospital, Crawley Western Australia, Australia

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4308-856X

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Placental hormone profiles as predictors of preterm birth in twin pregnancy: A prospective cohort study

Hui Lim,
Sioned Powell,
Helen C. Mcnamara,
A. Forbes Howie,
Ann Doust,
Maria E. Bowman,
Roger Smith,
Jane E. Norman,
Sarah J. Stock

Published: March 9, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173732

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