New test could help doctors spot early birth risk sooner

This study tested whether measuring the electrical activity of the uterus (called an electrohysterogram) can help predict which pregnant women hospitalized with early labor signs will actually deliver prematurely. Researchers enrolled 100 women between 26 and 35 weeks of pregnancy who came to the hospital with contractions and cervical changes. The goal was to see if this measurement could become a better tool for identifying high-risk pregnancies early.