Universal cervical-length screening and vaginal progesterone prevents early preterm births, reduces neonatal morbidity and is cost saving: doing nothing is no longer an option.

What it found

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Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

1. Comparison of emergency cervical cerclage and expectant treatment in cervical insufficiency in singleton pregnancy: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023
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2. Vaginal progesterone for preventing preterm birth and adverse perinatal outcomes in singleton gestations with a short cervix: a meta-analysis of individual patient data.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2018
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3. Vaginal progesterone vs. cervical cerclage for the prevention of preterm birth in women with a sonographic short cervix, previous preterm birth, and singleton gestation: a systematic review and indirect comparison metaanalysis.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2013
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4. Estimates of avoided costs attributed to a short cervix screening program to prevent preterm birth from the perspective of the Unified Health System (SUS).Revista de saude publica · 2023
   Trial
5. Elastography and Metalloproteinases in Patients at High Risk of Preterm Labor.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021
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6. Spontaneous preterm labor can be predicted and prevented.Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2021
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7. Progesterone for the Prevention of Preterm Birth - an Update of Evidence-Based Indications.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2019
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8. First Trimester Circulating MicroRNA Biomarkers Predictive of Subsequent Preterm Delivery and Cervical Shortening.Scientific reports · 2019
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9. Epigenetic signature of preterm birth in adult twins.Clinical epigenetics · 2018
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10. Beyond Cervical Length: A Pilot Study of Ultrasonic Attenuation for Early Detection of Preterm Birth Risk.Ultrasound in medicine & biology · 2015
    Article
11. Development of an ultrasonic method to detect cervical remodeling in vivo in full-term pregnant women.Ultrasound in medicine & biology · 2015
    Article
12. Cervical length measurement: Comparison of transabdominal and transvaginal approach.Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine · 2015
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13. Effect of depth on shear-wave elastography estimated in the internal and external cervical os during pregnancy.Journal of perinatal medicine · 2014
    Article
14. Cervical strain determined by ultrasound elastography and its association with spontaneous preterm delivery.Journal of perinatal medicine · 2014
    Article
15. Progesterone to prevent spontaneous preterm birth.Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine · 2014
    Review
16. Inhibitory effect of progesterone on cervical tissue formation in a three-dimensional culture system with human cervical fibroblasts.Biology of reproduction · 2014
    Article
17. Cervical pessaries for prevention of spontaneous preterm birth: past, present and future.Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2013
    Review
18. Cervical length for predicting preterm birth and a comparison of ultrasonic measurement techniques.Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine · 2013
    Review
19. Activity restriction among women with a short cervix.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2013
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20. A blueprint for the prevention of preterm birth: vaginal progesterone in women with a short cervix.Journal of perinatal medicine · 2013
    Review

Corrections and comments

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  Universal cervical-length screening to prevent preterm birth: a cost-effectiveness analysis.2011
• Comment on
  Vaginal progesterone reduces the rate of preterm birth in women with a sonographic short cervix: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.2011

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