Effectiveness of double cervical cerclage in women with at least one previous pregnancy loss in the second trimester: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 666-671

  Tsai, Yieh Loong ^a,b   Lin, Yu Hung ^a,b   Chong, Kian Mei ^a   Huang, Lee Wen ^a,b   Hwang, Jiann Loung ^a,c   Seow, Kok Min ^a,b  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cervical incompetence; Double cervical cerclage; McDonald suture; Preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS WASTAGE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; CERCLAGE, CERVICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICAL INCOMPETENCE;

EID: 70049088469     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.01006.x     Document Type: Article

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