Preterm birth prevention
Preterm birth prevention webinar series
The SA Health Preterm Birth Prevention Project team hosted a series of educational webinars. Find links to the recordings below:
- Preterm Birth Prevention
Increase your awareness and understanding of proven strategies to reduce preterm and early term birth . Presented by Dr. Kate Andrewartha. - Timing of birth
Current recommendations for timing of birth and implications for early term birth with no medical or obstetric indication. Presented by Dr. Kate Andrewartha. - Management of Preterm birth
Learn about the management of preterm birth for both metropolitan and regional settings. Presented by Dr. Kate Andrewartha. - Smoking and vaping in pregnancy: A clinician’s approach in cessation support
Increase your knowledge, skills and confidence in supporting women to quit smoking/vaping in pregnancy. Presented by RM Bel Nitschke. - Early onset pre-eclampsia: Screening and prevention
Keep up to date with latest recommendations for screening and management of pre-eclampsia. Presented by Dr. Aimee Woods.
Consumer information on preterm birth
There are multiple fact sheets available for download to provide to consumers. Please see below for a list of translated fact sheets.
- cervical length ultrasound (PDF 1727KB), also see translated fact sheets below
- vaginal progesterone (PDF 2309KB), also see translated fact sheets below
- pregnancy after having a premature baby (PDF 1517KB)
- babies born 20-22 weeks gestation (PDF 446KB)
- babies born 23-24 weeks gestation (PDF 486KB)
- babies born 25 weeks gestation (PDF 500KB)
Culturally and linguistically diverse
- Antenatal care – when and how to book in (PDF 882KB)
- Continuity of care (PDF 866KB)
- Smoking and vaping in pregnancy (PDF 819KB)
- Every week counts in the final weeks of pregnancy (PDF 862KB)
- Cervical length measurement at the mid-pregnancy ultrasound (PDF 903KB)
- Safe pregnancies are everyone's business (PDF 852KB)
Arabic
Chinese simplified
- cervical length in Chinese simplified (PDF 2142KB)
- vaginal progesterone in Chinese simplified (PDF 2356KB)
Dari
Farsi
Hazaragi
Vietnamese
Clinical tools
Perinatal Practice Guidelines relating to preterm and early term birth
There are a number of Perinatal Practice Guidelines that directly relate to preterm and early term birth prevention and management, these are:
- Cervical length and cerclage Perinatal Practice Guideline (PDF 1.84MB)
- Preterm labour and birth: Prevention, diagnosis and management Perinatal Practice Guideline (PDF 2.21MB)
- Induction and Augmentation of Labour Perinatal Practice Guideline (PDF 2.63MB)
- Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes Perinatal Practice Guideline (PDF 1.38MB)
- Prelabour Rupture of the Membranes (PROM) greater than 37 weeks Perinatal Practice Guideline (PDF 1.88MB)
- Magnesium Sulphate for Neuroprotection of the Fetus in Women at Risk of Preterm Birth Perinatal Practice Guideline (PDF 715KB)
- Perinatal Care at the Threshold of Viability Perinatal Practice Guideline (PDF 596KB)
Iatrogenic preterm birth
Refer to the following Perinatal Practice Guidelines for evidence and recommendations for the prevention of iatrogenic preterm birth:
- Diabetes Mellitus and Gestational Diabetes Perinatal Practice Guideline (PDF 917KB)
- Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy Perinatal Practice Guideline (PDF 564KB)
- Urinary Tract Infection in Pregnancy Perinatal Practice Guideline (PDF 1.6MB)
Art work
Artist: Elizabeth Close, Aboriginal Visual Artist, Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara
This art work celebrates the role of mothers, families, and the integral role that the multidisciplinary care team have in pregnancy, birth, and the care of new lives. It is a celebration of the dedication of the teams that help create miracles daily - their genuine love and compassion for those in their care - the babies, and by extension, families. I have been there. I have been one of those mothers with a baby in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for an extended stay. Without the empathy, kindness and support of the multidisciplinary team, our journey would have been so much more arduous. This artwork is for everyone who has gone through a journey of loss, love, connection, recovery, adulation, sadness and everything in-between; both for families and carers and for staff. Staff carry your families in their hearts long after you’ve left and continue to strive for the best care for families going forward.