Prediction models in obstetrics: understanding the treatment paradox and potential solutions to the threat it poses

F Cheong-See^{1

2}, J Allotey^{1

2}, N Marlin³, B W Mol⁴, E Schuit^{5

6}, G Ter Riet⁷, R D Riley⁸, Kgm Moons⁵, K S Khan^{1

2}, S Thangaratinam^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Women's Health Research Unit, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University London, London, UK.
² Multidisciplinary Evidence Synthesis Hub (MESH), Queen Mary University of London, UK.
³ Pragmatic Clinical Trials Unit, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University London, London, UK.
⁴ Australian Research Centre for Health of Women and Babies, Robinson Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
⁵ Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
⁶ Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
⁷ Department of General Practice, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
⁸ Research Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK.

F Cheong-See et al. BJOG. 2016 Jun.

. 2016 Jun;123(7):1060-4.

doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13859. Epub 2016 Jan 25.

F Cheong-See^{1

2}, J Allotey^{1

2}, N Marlin³, B W Mol⁴, E Schuit^{5

6}, G Ter Riet⁷, R D Riley⁸, Kgm Moons⁵, K S Khan^{1

2}, S Thangaratinam^{1

2}

¹ Women's Health Research Unit, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University London, London, UK.
² Multidisciplinary Evidence Synthesis Hub (MESH), Queen Mary University of London, UK.
³ Pragmatic Clinical Trials Unit, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University London, London, UK.
⁴ Australian Research Centre for Health of Women and Babies, Robinson Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
⁵ Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
⁶ Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
⁷ Department of General Practice, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
⁸ Research Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK.

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Comment in

Predicting pre-eclampsia: dealing with both complex models and complex variables.
Steer PJ. Steer PJ. BJOG. 2016 Jun;123(7):1065. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13860. Epub 2016 Jan 25. BJOG. 2016. PMID: 26810900 No abstract available.