A stepwise approach for the management of short cervix: time to evolve beyond progesterone treatment in the presence of progressive cervical shortening

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Apr;220(4):404-405. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.01.221. Epub 2019 Jan 25.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Intravaginal
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis / methods*
  • Cerclage, Cervical*
  • Cervical Length Measurement
  • Female
  • Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture / epidemiology
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Premature Birth / prevention & control*
  • Progesterone / therapeutic use*
  • Progestins / therapeutic use*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Treatment Failure

Substances

  • Progestins
  • Progesterone

Supplementary concepts

  • Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes