MULTIPLEXED DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR PRETERM LABOR

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and devices for evaluating a pregnant subject and/or identifying risk of preterm labor in the pregnant subject. The inventors have observed that the initiation of preterm labor or its likelihood in a pregnant patient who has not yet completed 36 weeks gestation can be evaluated by measuring levels of one or more biomarker (marker) that is indicative of labor and/or preterm labor in a sample from the patient.