Women with a history of cervical insufficiency (1 or more second-trimester pregnancy losses in the absence of labor or prior cerclage because of painless cervical dilation in the second trimester) or ...

Women carrying twins are at higher risk for premature birth and miscarriage - those whose cervix dilates before 24 weeks are at highest risk - and yet one common treatment is not recommended for this ...

The cervix is the area that connects the top of the vagina to the bottom of the uterus. It is about one to two inches long. During pregnancy, the cervix remains thick and strong to support the weight ...

Cervical cerclage with a multifilament braided suture was associated with a threefold increased risk for intrauterine death and a nearly twofold increased risk for preterm birth (PTB), according to a ...

The study examined an obstetric population at BWH with lower average risk for recurrent early preterm birth than that of an earlier clinical trial, The Multicentre Abdominal vs. Vaginal Randomised ...

Cervical cerclage is a critical intervention in the management of cervical insufficiency, a condition that predisposes to spontaneous mid‐trimester loss and preterm birth. The procedure involves the ...

To compare the anterior uterocervical angle and cervical length as predictors of spontaneous preterm delivery in patients with transvaginal cerclage. We retrospectively evaluated a cohort of 142 ...

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