Cervical pessary to reduce preterm birth <34 weeks of gestation after an episode of preterm labor and a short cervix: a randomized controlled trial.

Pratcorona, Laia; Goya, Maria; Merced, Carme; Rodó, Carlota; Llurba, Elisa; Higueras, Teresa; Cabero, Luis; Carreras, Elena

Pratcorona, Laia; Goya, Maria; Merced, Carme; Rodó, Carlota; Llurba, Elisa; Higueras, Teresa; Cabero, Luis; Carreras, Elena.

Affiliation

Pratcorona L; Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Goya M; Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Maternal and Child Health and Development Network (SAMID), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: mgoya@vhebron.net.
Merced C; Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Rodó C; Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Llurba E; Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Maternal and Child Health and Development Network (SAMID), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Higueras T; Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Cabero L; Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Maternal and Child Health and Development Network (SAMID), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Carreras E; Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Maternal and Child Health and Development Network (SAMID), Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.

Am J Obstet Gynecol ; 219(1): 99.e1-99.e16, 2018 07.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29704487

Subject(s)

Obstetric Labor, Premature/therapy; Pessaries; Premature Birth/prevention & control; Adult; Cerebral Intraventricular Hemorrhage/epidemiology; Cervical Length Measurement; Enterocolitis, Necrotizing/epidemiology; Female; Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture/epidemiology; Humans; Infant; Infant Mortality; Infant, Extremely Premature; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Pregnancy; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn/epidemiology; Tocolysis; Young Adult

Key words

arabin pessary; arrested preterm labor; cervical pessary; fetal maturation; high-risk pregnancy; neonatal morbidity; preterm birth; preterm birth prevention; respiratory distress syndrome; short cervical length; short cervix; singleton pregnancy; threatened preterm labor; tocolysis; tocolytic treatment

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pessaries / Premature Birth / Obstetric Labor, Premature Type of study: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Infant / Newborn / Pregnancy Language: En Journal: Am J Obstet Gynecol Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: Spain

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