Cervical Cerclage for the Prevention of Preterm Birth

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-33

  Owen, John ^a   Mancuso, Melissa ^a  

^a Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerclage; Cervical insufficiency; Risk factors; Sonographic cervical length

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE CAPROATE; INDOMETACIN; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE;

CERCLAGE, CERVICAL; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVICAL INCOMPETENCE;

EID: 84857399072     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: 15580474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2011.12.001     Document Type: Review

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