Novel developments on cervical length screening and progesterone for preventing preterm birth.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2009
Abstract
Cervical length (CL) measured by transvaginal ultrasound is an effective screening test for the prevention of preterm birth (PTB). The criteria for an effective screening test are all met by CL. It studies an important condition (PTB); it is safe and acceptable by >99% of women; it recognises an early asymptomatic phase that precedes PTB by many weeks; it has a well-described technique, is reproducible, is predictive of PTB in all populations studies so far; and, perhaps most importantly, it has been shown that 'early' treatment is effective in prevention. These two interventions, effective only in specific populations, are ultrasound-indicated cerclage and vaginal progesterone.
Volume
116
Issue
2
First Page
182
Last Page
187
ISSN
1471-0528
Published In/Presented At
Berghella V. (2009). Novel developments on cervical length screening and progesterone for preventing preterm birth. BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology, 116(2), 182–187. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.02008.x
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
19076950
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article