| Abstract: | This article explores the complexities of diagnosing and managing preterm labour and highlights the importance of tailoring labour and delivery care to the individual, based on gestation and neonatal prognosis. Available diagnostic criteria and interventions to optimize the preterm infant are discussed, and the limitations of evidence to inform current practice described. The benefit of national improvement drives in the quality and consistency of preterm labour care is introduced to encourage local education and clinical training to combat the harmful sequelae of preterm birth. |
