BMJ Open, 2022 Introduction A short cervix (cervical length <25 mm) in the midtrimester (18–24 weeks) of pregnancy is a powerful predictor of spontaneous preterm delivery.
Shawn J Latendresse +9 more
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Cervical Pessary Plus Progesterone for Twin Pregnancy with Short Cervix Compared to Unselected and Non-Treated Twin Pregnancy: A Historical Equivalence Cohort Study (EPM Twin Pessary Study) [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2020 Objective The present study aims to determine if the use of cervical pessary plus progesterone in short-cervix (≤ 25 mm) dichorionic-diamniotic (DC-DA) twin pregnancies is equivalent to the rate of preterm births (PBs) with no intervention in unselected ...
Marcelo Santucci França +8 more
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Use of pessary for cervical insufficiency: a discussion
Фундаментальная и клиническая медицина, 2023 Annually, about 15 million of infants are born prematurely, and preterm birth is associated with an increased risk of neonatal morbidity and mortality.
K. V. Marochko +4 more
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A study of association of cervical length at 18 weeks and 23 weeks gestation in predicting preterm delivery in twin pregnancies [PDF]
New Indian Journal of OBGYN, 2021 Background: Twin pregnancy complicates 1.4% of all pregnancies but accounts for 15% of neonatal mortality. The ability to predict preterm delivery could allow targeted intervention such as antenatal steroid induction, cervical encerclage and tocolysis ...
Shilpa Bajpai +2 more
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Study on effect of vaginal progesterone to prevent preterm Labour in Women having borderline short cervix detected during tiffa scan [PDF]
, 2023 Worldwide, preterm birth accounts for 9 to 12 percent of all birth-related death and morbidity among infants. Most reliably predicting preterm delivery is the length of the cervical canal in 16 - 24 weeks of pregnancy.
Kuardar, Divya Evelyne +3 more
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Different effects for different questions: An illustration using short cervix and the risk of preterm birth [PDF]
, 2022 OBJECTIVE: To illustrate the difference between exposure effects and population attributable effects. METHODS: We examined the effect of mid-pregnancy short cervical length (<25 mm) on preterm birth using data from a prospective cohort of pregnant ...
Ross, Rachael K. +8 more
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Management of Pregnancy with Cervical Shortening: Real-Life Clinical Challenges
Medicina, 2023 Background and Objectives: Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal mortality worldwide and may be responsible for lifelong morbidities in the survivors.
Anna Kornete +7 more
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Vaginal pessaries and pre-term labor
Медицинский совет, 2020 Introduction. Spontaneous preterm labor remains a significant problem in obstetrics, despite years of research in this area. According to official Russian statistic agency, the rate of preterm labor in Russia from 1980 to 2018 ranges from 3.9% (1980 ...
A. V. Murashko, I. I. Kozharina
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Sonographic cervical volumetry in higher order multiple gestation [PDF]
, 2001 Objective:The aim of this study of multifetal pregnancies was the comparison of three-dimensional (3D) volumetry of the cervix, conventional sonographic cervical length measurement and clinical assessment.
Fuchshuber, Susanne +5 more
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The Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018 Background: The prevention of preterm birth is a major health care priority. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of vaginal progesterone pessary in reducing the rate of preterm delivery and subsequent neonatal morbidity and mortality events in pregnant ...
Enas A.A. Khazaali
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