A study published in "The British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology" states that a simple saliva test could help detect pregnant women at higher risk of giving birth early.
The research, conducted in London by University College London and King's College London, involved 92 women who had some risk factor for preterm birth, who were selected from a total of 892 who were part of another clinical trial.
Samples of saliva were taken from pregnant women from week 24 until birth occurred and found that low levels of progesterone in the saliva of pregnant women predict premature delivery, before week 34.
The goal was to measure the concentration of progesterone, the most important hormone in childbirth. Then, depending on the time of delivery, the participants were divided into three groups: those who gave birth before week 34 (extreme premature), those who did between 34 and 37 (premature) and those who had a term delivery
The analyzes showed that women who had an extreme preterm birth had significantly lower progesterone levels than those of other parturients.
Definitely identify in advance those women who are going to give birth before week 34 It would help reduce the number of premature births and the complications associated with them, and we are also facing a non-invasive test, with which we hope that these data are confirmed and progress is made in the study of this type of tests.
