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I think this is really tough to say because each situation is so individual it's tough to say what would happen to THAT person if they had a different approach. I had preterm contractions at 26 weeks. My doctor was fine with me continuing to work because I sit at a desk and my cervix was still long and closed. But she really wanted me to stay off my feet and resting anytime I wasn't at work. I followed her rules very closely and my LO came at 40+1. So in my case it seems to have worked.

Bed rest for me was better than the alternative - csection.

I had PIH/Preeclampsia at the end and after a night stay at the hospital (37 weeks) they found that it improved when I was resting on my left side. I was asked to go home and take it easy for a few more weeks. They didn't want to induce immediately if they could help it.
A nurse mentioned to me that it any other hospital she had worked in, I would've had a csection that day with my low platelets and high blood pressure.
I would've loved to have been able to get up and around at the end because moving felt so good. I hated resting at home.

That is an interesting article but for me not going on bed rest wasn't an option. My water broke at 31 weeks and because of bed rest in the hospital, I was able to keep my daughter in for an additional and crucial two weeks.