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SUBMITTER: Szychowski JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3991237 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians 20120824 12
<h4>Objective</h4>To assess cerclage benefit in women with short cervix also receiving 17-α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17P) to prevent recurrent preterm birth (PTB).<h4>Methods</h4>Secondary analysis of a multicenter trial of ultrasound-indicated cerclage for shortened cervical length (CL). Women with prior spontaneous PTB at 16-33 6/7 weeks, singleton gestation and CL < 25 mm between 16 and 22 6/7 weeks were counseled on use of 17P and randomized to cerclage or no cerclage. Outcomes of women ...[more]