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Although, exactly which eicosanoids are involved and whether they have utility as biomarkers for labour, remains to be shown. The objective of this study was to determine whether urinary prostaglandins and related molecules a) change with labour and\/or cervical changes, at term and preterm, and\/or b) are associated with timing of delivery in individuals with threatened preterm labour. Pregnant individuals were recruited into the following groups: n\u2009=\u200932 term non-labour, n\u2009=\u200949 term labour, n\u2009=\u200915 preterm non-labour controls, n\u2009=\u200943 threatened preterm labour with preterm delivery, and n\u2009=\u200944 threatened preterm labour with term delivery. Metabolites of prostaglandins PGE\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    , PGF\n                    <jats:sub>2\u03b1<\/jats:sub>\n                    , PGD\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    , and PGI\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    as well as 8-isoprostane were measured by ELISA. In addition, in a small (n\u2009=\u200924) subset of samples, 147 eicosanoids were measured using a mass-spectrometry based targeted lipidomics panel. At term labour prostaglandin PGF\n                    <jats:sub>2\u03b1<\/jats:sub>\n                    and PGE\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    and PGF\n                    <jats:sub>2\u03b1<\/jats:sub>\n                    metabolites were increased compared to term non-labour. There were no changes in any prostaglandin metabolites prior to labour onset. Prostaglandin I\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    metabolite was lower in individuals with threatened preterm labour who delivered preterm compared to those who went on to deliver at term. In our discovery cohort, we identified 20 additional eicosanoids as highly expressed in maternal urine, include members of the prostaglandin, hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (HETE), epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (EET), dihydroxy-octadecenoic acid (DiHOME), dihydroxy-eicosatrienoic acid (diHETrE), isoprostane, and nitro fatty acid eicosanoid families. In conclusion, we did not identify any prostaglandins that would have utility as predictors for term or preterm labour, however, we have identified diverse eicosanoids that have not been previously explored in the context of pregnancy and labour, highlighting novel areas for biomarker research.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0315484","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,14]],"date-time":"2025-07-14T17:29:26Z","timestamp":1752514166000},"page":"e0315484","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Urinary prostaglandin metabolites as biomarkers for human labour: Insights into future predictors"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"20","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2441-2715","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Eilidh 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