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New technique can predict potential preterm birth with 73% accuracy in high-risk women – News-Medical.Net
A new technique that can spot a potential preterm birth in asymptomatic high-risk women, with up to 73% accuracy months before delivery, has been developed by scientists at the University of Warwick.
A new technique that can spot a potential preterm birth in asymptomatic high-risk women, with up to 73% accuracy months before delivery, has been developed by scientists at the University of Warwick.
Utilizing cutting-edge volatile organic compound analysis technology, designed to characterize airborne chemicals, the scientists ‘trained’ the device using machine-learning techniques to identify the chemical vapor patterns from preterm birth using vaginal swabs taken during routine examinations.
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