Clinical significance of cervical length shortening before 31 weeks' gestation assessed by longitudinal observation using transvaginal ultrasonography

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 805-811

  Yoshizato, Toshiyuki ^a   Obama, Hirotsugu ^b   Nojiri, Takeshi ^b   Miyake, Yoshihiro ^b   Miyamoto, Shingo ^b   Kawarabayashi, Tatsuhiko ^b  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical length; Precipitate labor; Preterm delivery; Preterm labor; Transvaginal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED REST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR MANAGEMENT; LABOR STAGE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; TOCOLYSIS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; CERVICAL RIPENING; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52049124259     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00845.x     Document Type: Article

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