The selection of appropriate outcomes is crucial when designing clinical trials in order to
compare the effects of different interventions directly. For the findings to influence policy and …

Background Preterm birth may leave the brain vulnerable to dysfunction. Knowledge of
future neurodevelopmental delay in children born with various degrees of prematurity is …

Objectives To compare the efficacy of bed rest, cervical cerclage (McDonald, Shirodkar, or
unspecified type of cerclage), cervical pessary, fish oils or omega fatty acids, nutritional …

Background Cervical cerclage is a well‐known surgical procedure carried out during
pregnancy. It involves positioning of a suture (stitch) around the neck of the womb (cervix) …

Objective Preterm birth (PTB) is more common in pregnancies conceived by in‐vitro
fertilization (IVF) as compared with those conceived naturally. However, the extent to which …

Background Preterm birth (PTB) is a major factor contributing to global rates of neonatal
death and to longer‐term health problems for surviving infants. Both the World Health …

Objective Doppler ultrasonographic assessment of the cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) and
middle cerebral artery (MCA) is widely used as an adjunct to umbilical artery (UA) Doppler to …

Background Neonatal research evaluates many different outcomes using multiple
measures. This can prevent synthesis of trial results in meta-analyses, and selected …

Objective To develop a core outcome set for pre‐eclampsia. Design Consensus
development study. Setting International. Population Two hundred and eight‐one healthcare …

Background Variation in outcome collection and reporting is a serious hindrance to progress
in our specialty; therefore, over 80 journals have come together to support the development …