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How MRI imaging for an ovarian cyst led to diagnosis of short cervix [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during pregnancy is a growing diagnostic modality for a variety of different indications including fetal anomalies and maternal masses.
Jordana Schmidt-Swartz, Ari Steiner, Dina El Kady, Robert Dean   +3 more
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Machine Learning Prediction of Short Cervix in Mid-Pregnancy Based on Multimodal Data from the First-Trimester Screening Period: An Observational Study in a High-Risk Population [PDF]

Biomedicines
Background: A short cervix in the second trimester significantly increases preterm birth risk, yet no reliable first-trimester prediction method exists.
Shengyu Wu, Jiaqi Dong, Jifan Shi, Xiaoxian Qu, Yirong Bao, Xiaoyuan Mao, Mu Lv, Xuan Chen, Hao Ying   +8 more
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Can universal cervical length screening with vaginal progesterone for a short cervix reduce preterm birth? A systematic review and meta‐analyses [PDF]

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Introduction The global rate of preterm birth (PTB) is not declining, resulting in approximately one million deaths annually among children under five due to complications related to PTB.
Mira Zethelius, Lina Bergman, Ann‐Catrin Ekelund, Cecilie Hongslo Vala, Bo Jacobsson, Pihla Kuusela, Ann Liljegren, Björn Lindkvist, Max Petzold, Petteri Sjögren, Ulla‐Britt Wennerholm, Tove Wikström   +11 more
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Pessary for Prevention of Preterm Birth and Perinatal Mortality in Pregnancies with a Short Cervix: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials [PDF]

Diagnostics
Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the efficacy of cervical pessaries in preventing perinatal mortality and extreme preterm birth in pregnancies characterized by a short cervix.
Henrique Graf Provinciatto, Edward Araujo Júnior, Gustavo Yano Callado, Alan Roberto Hatanaka, Roberto Angelo Fernandes Santos, Evelyn Traina, Gabriela Ubeda Santucci França, Luiza Graça Coutinho, Alan Lebrão de Amorim, Lucas Almeida das Chagas, Rosiane Mattar, Marcelo Santucci França   +11 more
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The association of sociodemographic differences with clinical management following a diagnosis of short cervix [PDF]

Pregnancy
Introduction Following diagnosis of a short cervix from 16 through 23 weeks there is considerable variation in clinical practice. We sought to evaluate the association of patient sociodemographic factors with variation in clinical management following ...
Joseph R. Biggio, Paula L. McGee, George R. Saade, Rebecca G. Clifton, Monica Longo, Sabine Z. Bousleiman, Kelly Clark, William A. Grobman, Heather A. Frey, Suneet P. Chauhan, Lorraine Dugoff, Tracy A. Manuck, Edward K. Chien, Dwight J. Rouse, Hyagriv N. Simhan, M. Sean Esplin, George A. Macones, Matthew K. Hoffman, for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal‐Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network   +18 more
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Cerclage for singleton pregnancies with an extremely short cervix (≤10 mm) and no history of spontaneous preterm birth: A multisite observational study [PDF]

Pregnancy
Introduction There is uncertainty about the benefits of cerclage in patients with transvaginal cervical length (TVCL) ≤10 mm and no prior spontaneous preterm birth.
Namita Kansal, Meralis Lantigua‐Martinez, Steven Friedman, Sonia Khurana, Cody Goldberger, Erinn M. Hade, Jenna Silverstein, Dana Berger, Ashley S. Roman, Justin S. Brandt, Christina A. Penfield   +10 more
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Effects of vaginal progesterone and placebo on preterm birth and antenatal outcomes in women with singleton pregnancies and short cervix on ultrasound: a meta-analysis [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundVaginal progesterone in preterm birth and adverse outcomes caused by cervical insufficiency remains controversial. To address it, the effect of vaginal progesterone on preterm delivery and perinatal outcome of single pregnancy women with short ...
Limin Peng, Limin Peng, Yan Gao, Chengkun Yuan, Hongying Kuang, Hongying Kuang   +5 more
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Cervical length distribution among Brazilian pregnant population and risk factors for short cervix: A multicenter cross-sectional study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2022
ObjectiveSince there are populational differences and risk factors that influence the cervical length, the aim of the study was to construct a populational curve with measurements of the uterine cervix of pregnant women in the second trimester of ...
Kaline Gomes Ferrari Marquart, Thais Valeria Silva, Ben W Mol, José Guilherme Cecatti, Renato Passini, Cynara M Pereira, Thaísa B Guedes, Tatiana F Fanton, Rodolfo C Pacagnella, P5 working group   +9 more
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Women’s Obstetric History and Midtrimester Cervical Length Measurements by 2D/3D and Doppler Ultrasound [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2020
Objective The aim of the present study was to compare the obstetric history and both two- and tri-dimensional ultrasound parameters according to different cervical lengths.
Juliana Valente Codato Marinelli, Antonio Gomes de Amorim Filho, Monica Fairbanks de Barros, Agatha Sacramento Rodrigues, Rossana Pulcineli Vieira Francisco, Mario Henrique Burlacchini de Carvalho   +5 more
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Maternal and obstetrical factors associated with short cervical length at midtrimester in women with no history of preterm delivery

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2023
Aim To evaluate associations between maternal characteristics and a short cervix in patients without history of preterm delivery, and to determine if these characteristics can predict the presence of a short cervix.Materials and methods This is a ...
Eleazar E. Soto-Torres, Edgar Hernandez-Andrade, Erin S. Huntley, Sean C. Blackwell   +3 more
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