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 ...

Some surprises are in store for first-time mother Lucero "Luci" Hanson this Mother's Day. "The gifts are figured out," said husband Philip Hanson. 30. "The details, not yet." Violet was born Nov. 18 ...

Late miscarriages and preterm births can be caused by a weak (sometimes called an incompetent) cervix that shortens or opens too early in pregnancy. Cervical cerclage involves placing a stitch around ...

Post-cerclage cervical length (CL) was a significant predictor of spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB; < 34 weeks of gestation) in women who underwent cervical cerclage, predominantly outperforming ...

Akila Subramaniam, MD, MPH, Boyi Guo, MS, Elena Lobashevsky, MD, PhD, William van der Pol, MS, Elliot Lefkowitz, PhD, Casey Morrow, PhD, Jeff M Szychowski, PhD ...

While the research offers promising information for women with history of cervical insufficiency, researchers emphasize the importance of shared decision-making between patients and their healthcare ...

A device known as a pessary, thought promising for reducing preterm birth risk due to a short cervix, appears no more effective than usual medical care, according to a new study. A pessary is a ...

Cervical incompetence may be caused by a congenital weakness of the cervix, or previous obstetric or gynaecological trauma. It is characterised by painless dilatation of the cervix in the second or ...