Labour status | Plasma 5β-DHP (mean +/− SEM nmol/ml) | Mean difference and significance (nmol/ml) | |
Idiopathic preterm | Preterm labour | 0.186 +/− 0.022 | |
(n = 11) | Not in labour | 0.275 +/− 0.037 | 0.088 (p < 0.05) |
Chorioamnionitis | Preterm labour | 0.211 +/− 0.065 | |
(n = 5) | Not in labour | 0.208 +/− 0.052 | 0.003 Not significant |
Abruption | Preterm labour | 0.118 +/− 0.034 | |
(n = 4) | Not in labour | 0.130 +/− 0.050 | 0.012 Not significant |