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Filter by:Cervical insufficiency (CI), responsible for 8% of preterm births (PB), is used to describe painless cervical dilation leading to recurrent second-trimester pregnancy losses/births of otherwise normal pregnancies. Structural weakness of cervical tissue was thought to cause or contribute to these adverse outcomes. The term has also been applied to women with one or two such losses/births or at risk for second-trimester pregnancy loss/birth. Cervical pessary and cervical cerclage are both considered as preventive treatments in women at risk for PB. This study aims to demonstrate that the cervical pessary could reduce the preterm birth rate before 37 weeks of gestation in women with prior PB due to cervical insufficiency or in women with prior PB and a short cervix in the current pregnancy.
Non-interventional prospective data collection designed to evaluate clinical outcome on the efficacy of the use of Dilapan-S in the indication of labor pre-induction in women with/without a history of Caesarean section. The evaluation will be based on prospective data collection in at least four obstetrics centers in the Czech Republic.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of cervical occlusion versus no cervical occlusion in women with cervical cerclages.
The investigators propose a prospective evaluation of methods to assess cervical length for uncomplicated singleton gestations between 18-28 weeks presenting to the MFM office for routine mid pregnancy ultrasound. The investigators hypothesize that a sequential approach to screening of the cervix (which consists of initial transabdominal evaluation first with transvaginal ultrasound reserved only for those patients in whom the cervix appears short on transabdominal exam or when adequate views cannot be obtained with the transabdominal approach alone) will take less time, will result in the same number of adequate views of the cervix and will have higher patient satisfaction that a universal transvaginal screening approach. OBJECTIVE To determine the best strategy for cervical length screening in uncomplicated singleton gestations between the gestational ages of 18-28 weeks. Primary outcome: 1) Time required to obtain adequate views of the cervical length. Secondary outcomes: 1. Patient satisfaction with ultrasound experience as measured by patient questionnaire 2. Number of adequate views of the cervix obtained with each approach STUDY DESIGN This is a prospective study to compare strategies for cervical length measurements in uncomplicated singleton gestations seen in the MFM office for routine mid pregnancy fetal well being ultrasound between 18-28 weeks gestation. The different strategies include 1) Transabdominal assessment of the cervix (current standard), 2) Sequential evaluation of the cervical length (transabdominal followed by transvaginal if necessary due to short cervix or inadequate transabdominal views), and 3) Transvaginal cervical length assessment. Patients with an uncomplicated singleton gestation presenting for a routine mid pregnancy ultrasound between 18-28 weeks will be randomized into one of the three groups noted above after consent is obtained. Ultrasound examination will then take place and data collected. The various strategies listed above will be compared for the following: 1. Time required to obtain views of the cervix 1. Time from initiation of exam to completion of cervical assessment 2. Time for completion of entire exam 2. Patient satisfaction 1. Comfort/Discomfort of exam procedure 2. Overall impression of exam process 3. Number of adequate views of the cervix obtained Maternal demographics including age, parity, weight, height and due date/gestational age will also be obtained for all consenting patients.
Though cervical insufficiency is a common cause of second trimester pregnancy loss, the placement of an emergent cerclage in these patients is thought to improve perinatal outcomes. It is unknown whether the use of tocolytics and antibiotics prolongs pregnancies complicated by need for emergent cerclage. The objective is to determine whether administration of peri-operative antibiotics and indomethacin to patients receiving emergent cerclages for cervical insufficiency increases latency period to delivery compared with patients receiving emergent cerclage alone.
Amniotic Fluid "Sludge" Does Not Increase Risk of Preterm Delivery in Cerclage Patients.