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Clinicians were blinded to qfFN<\/jats:styled-content> although they were aware of qualitative fFN<\/jats:styled-content> results. Parametric survival models for sPTB<\/jats:styled-content>, with time\u2010updated covariates, were developed for combinations of predictors and the best was selected using the Akaike and Bayesian information criteria. The model was developed on the first 190 consecutive women and validated on the subsequent 192. The estimated probability of delivery before 30, 34 or 37 weeks' gestation and within 2 or 4 weeks of testing was calculated for each patient and was compared to actual event rates. Predictive statistics were calculated to compare training and validation sets.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>The final model that was selected used qfFN<\/jats:styled-content> and previous sPTB<\/jats:styled-content>\/preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM<\/jats:styled-content>) as predictors. Predictive statistics were similar for training and validation sets and there was good agreement between expected and observed sPTB<\/jats:styled-content> for all outcomes. Areas under the receiver\u2013operating characteristics curves ranged from 0.77 to 0.88, indicating accurate prediction across all five delivery outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions<\/jats:title>sPTB<\/jats:styled-content> in symptomatic women can be predicted accurately using a model combining qfFN<\/jats:styled-content> and previous sPTB<\/jats:styled-content>\/PPROM<\/jats:styled-content>. Clinicians can use this model, which has been incorporated into an App (QUiPP<\/jats:styled-content>), to determine accurately a woman's risk of sPTB<\/jats:styled-content> and potentially tailor management decisions appropriately. Copyright \u00a9 2015 ISUOG. 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