Perinatal
All documents accessed through this site are for internal Hologic distribution only. If you would like to provide a copy of a document to a third party, please contact Adrian Vilalta for additional information
Peer-Reviewed Articles
fFN Qual – Texas Medicaid
What was Evaluated
-
Cohort of 29,553 women in Texas with a diagnosis of pre-term labor.
-
Triage patterns and the utilization of the fFN and trans-vaginal ultrasound (TVU) modalities were evaluated.
Key Findings
-
Only 14% of the women in the cohort had a record of receiving fFN testing.
-
Patients who received testing
-
Had gestation lengths 9.4 days longer (24.6 vs 15.2 days) than those without fFN testing.
-
Had significantly more clinical risk factors.
-
Were less likely to deliver during the initial hospital stay.
-
Deliver 3 or more days after the hospital or emergency room encounter.
-
Download the full article below:
fFN Qual – MORE2
What was Evaluated
-
Retrospective study using Inovalon’s MORE2 registry, an extensive national multi-payer claims registry.
-
23,062 patients in the cohort.
-
Evaluate pre-term labor triage patterns and utilization of fFN testing.
Key Findings
-
Only 12% utilization of fFN to triage pre-term labor.
-
76% of women were discharged. Of those discharged, 1 in 5 (20%) went on to deliver within 3 days.
Download the full article below:
Additional Resources
