Guidelines for the management of spontaneous preterm labor: identification of spontaneous preterm labor, diagnosis of preterm premature rupture of membranes, and preventive tools for preterm birth

Gian Carlo Di RenzoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Perugia, Perugia, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]

Lluis Cabero RouraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Vall D'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Fabio FacchinettiMother–Infant Department, School of Midwifery, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Aris AntsaklisDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Athens, Greece

Gregor BreborowiczDepartment of Perinatology and Gynecology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland

Eduard GratacosHospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, and CIBER-ER, Barcelona, Spain

Peter HussleinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vienna, Austria

Anton MikhailovDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1st Maternity Hospital, State University of St. Petersburg, Russia

Nuno MontenegroDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University Hospital S. João, Porto, Portugal

Nebojsa RadunovicInstitute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Mike RobsonThe National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Stephen C. RobsonInstitute of Cellular Medicine, University of Newcastle, UK

Cihat SenDepartment of Perinatal Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

Andrew ShennanSt. Thomas Hospital, Kings College London, UK

Florin StamatianDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Yves VilleDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University René Descartes, Paris, France

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