The Arabin pessary for the treatment of threatened mid-trimester miscarriage or premature labour and miscarriage: A case series

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 469-472

  Sieroszewski, P ^a   Jasiski, A ^b   Perenc, M ^a   Banach, R ^a   Oszukowski, P ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b POLISH MOTHER S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Arabin pessary; Cervical incompetence; Transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FORCEPS DELIVERY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE; VAGINA PESSARY; VAGINAL DELIVERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; CERCLAGE, CERVICAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PESSARIES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVICAL INCOMPETENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69149110188     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050802531748     Document Type: Article

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