Prediction and Prevention of Spontaneous Preterm Birth in Twin Gestations

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 190-194

  Brubaker, Sara G ^a   Gyamfi, Cynthia ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerclage; Preterm birth; Progesterone; Twins

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FIBRONECTIN; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE CAPROATE; INDOMETACIN; MAGNESIUM; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE;

BED REST; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG MECHANISM; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS LUNG MATURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL ACTIVITY RESTRICTION; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATHOGENESIS; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; SURVIVAL RATE; TOCOLYSIS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TWIN PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; BED REST; CERCLAGE, CERVICAL; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TWIN; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; RISK FACTORS; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS;

EID: 84862583516     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: 1558075X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2012.02.003     Document Type: Review

References (54)

1. AOCG Practice bulletin #56: Multiple gestation: Complicated twin, triplet, and high-order multifetal pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol 2004, 104:869-883. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Committee on Practice Bulletins-Obstetrics, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, ACOG Joint Editorial Committee.
2. Martin J.A., Hamilton B.E., Sutton P.D., et al. Births: Final data for 2007. Natl Vital Stat Rep 2010, 58:1-85.
3. Russell R.B., Green N.S., Steiner C.A., et al. Cost of hospitalization for preterm and low birth weight infants in the United States. Pediatrics 2007, 120:e1-e9.
4. Campbell S. Universal cervical-length screening and vaginal progesterone prevents early preterm births, reduces neonatal morbidity and is cost saving: Doing nothing is no longer an option. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2011, 38:1-9.
5. Beck S., Wojdyla D., Say L., et al. The worldwide incidence of preterm birth: A systematic review of maternal mortality and morbidity. Bull World Health Organ 2010, 88:31-38.
6. National Center for Health Statistics Final Natality Data, Accessed August 2011. http://marchofdimes.com/peristats.
7. Hack M., Fanaroff A.A. Outcomes of children of extremely low birthweight and gestational age in the 1990s. Semin Neonatol 2000, 5:89-106.
8. Ananth C.V., Joseph K.S., Demissie K., et al. Trends in twin preterm birth subtypes in the United States, 1989 through 2000: Impact on perinatal mortality. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2005, 193:1076-1082.
9. Gardner M.O., Goldenberg R.L., Cliver S.P., et al. The origin and outcome of preterm twin pregnancies. Obstet Gynecol 1995, 85:553-557.
10. Goldenberg R.L., Iams J.D., Miodovnik M., et al. The preterm prediction study: Risk factors in twin gestations. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development maternal-Fetal medicine units network. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1996, 175:1047-1053.
11. Rolett A., Kiely J.L. Maternal sociodemographic characteristics as risk factors for preterm birth in twins versus singletons. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2000, 14:211-218.
12. To M.S., da Fonseca E.B., Molina F.S., et al. Maternal characteristics and cervical length in the prediction of spontaneous early preterm delivery in twins. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2006, 194:1360-1365.
13. Romero R., Espinoza J., Kusanovic J.P., et al. The preterm parturition syndrome. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 2006, 113(suppl 3):17-42.
14. Heath V.C., Southall T.R., Souka A.P., et al. Cervical length at 23 weeks of gestation: Prediction of spontaneous preterm delivery. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 1998, 12:312-317.
15. Iams J.D., Goldenberg R.L., Meis P.J., et al. The length of the cervix and the risk of spontaneous premature delivery. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development maternal Fetal medicine Unit Network. N Engl J Med 1996, 334:567-572.
16. Conde-Agudelo A., Romero R., Hassan S.S., et al. Transvaginal sonographic cervical length for the prediction of spontaneous preterm birth in twin pregnancies: A systematic review and metaanalysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010, 203:e1-e12.
17. Jaeschke R., Guyatt G.H., Sackett D.L. Users' guides to the medical literature. III. How to Use an Article About a Diagnostic Test. B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my patients? The Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group. jama 1994, 271:703-707.
18. Berghella V., Hayes E., Visintine J., et al. Fetal fibronectin testing for reducing the risk of preterm birth. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2008, CD006843.
19. Gomez R., Romero R., Medina L., et al. Cervicovaginal fibronectin improves the prediction of preterm delivery based on sonographic cervical length in patients with preterm uterine contractions and intact membranes. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2005, 192:350-359.
20. Schmitz T., Maillard F., Bessard-Bacquaert S., et al. Selective use of fetal fibronectin detection after cervical length measurement to predict spontaneous preterm delivery in women with preterm labor. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2006, 194:138-143.
21. Gibson J.L., Macara L.M., Owen P., et al. Prediction of preterm delivery in twin pregnancy: A prospective, observational study of cervical length and fetal fibronectin testing. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2004, 23:561-566.
22. Fox N.S., Saltzman D.H., Klauser C.K., et al. Prediction of spontaneous preterm birth in asymptomatic twin pregnancies with the use of combined fetal fibronectin and cervical length. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009, 201:e1-e5.
23. Singer E., Pilpel S., Bsat F., et al. Accuracy of fetal fibronectin to predict preterm birth in twin gestations with symptoms of labor. Obstet Gynecol 2007, 109:1083-1087.
24. Gordon M.R., Mckenna A., Howard D., et al. Cervical length assessment as a resource to identify twins at risk for preterm delivery (clarity study). Am J Obstet Gynecol 2006, 195:S55.
25. Gyamfi C., Lerner V., Holzman I., et al. Routine cervical length in twins and perinatal outcomes. Am J Perinatol 2007, 24:65-69.
26. Chwalisz K. The use of progesterone antagonists for cervical ripening and as an adjunct to labour and delivery. Hum Reprod 1994, 9(suppl 1):131-161.
27. Garfield R.E., Sims S.M., Kannan M.S., et al. Possible role of gap junctions in activation of myometrium during parturition. Am J Physiol 1978, 235:C168-C179.
28. Zakar T., Hertelendy F. Progesterone withdrawal: Key to parturition. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007, 196:289-296.
29. Goldstein P., Berrier J., Rosen S., et al. A meta-analysis of randomized control trials of progestational agents in pregnancy. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1989, 96:265-274.
30. Keirse M.J. Progestogen administration in pregnancy may prevent preterm delivery. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1990, 97:149-154.
31. da Fonseca E.B., Bittar R.E., Carvalho M.H., et al. Prophylactic administration of progesterone by vaginal suppository to reduce the incidence of spontaneous preterm birth in women at increased risk: A randomized placebo-controlled double-blind study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003, 188:419-424.
32. DeFranco E.A., O'Brien J.M., Adair C.D., et al. Vaginal progesterone is associated with a decrease in risk for early preterm birth and improved neonatal outcome in women with a short cervix: A secondary analysis from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2007, 30:697-705.
33. Hassan S.S., Romero R., Vidyadhari D., et al. Vaginal progesterone reduces the rate of preterm birth in women with a sonographic short cervix: A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2011, 38:18-31.
34. Meis P.J., Klebanoff M., Thom E., et al. Prevention of recurrent preterm delivery by 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate. N Engl J Med 2003, 348:2379-2385.
35. O'Brien J.M., Defranco E.A., Adair C.D., et al. Effect of progesterone on cervical shortening in women at risk for preterm birth: Secondary analysis from a multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2009, 34:653-659.
36. Fonseca E.B., Celik E., Parra M., et al. Progesterone and the risk of preterm birth among women with a short cervix. N Engl J Med 2007, 357:462-469.
37. Rouse D.J., Caritis S.N., Peaceman A.M., et al. A trial of 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate to prevent prematurity in twins. N Engl J Med 2007, 357:454-461.
38. Durnwald C.P., Momirova V., Rouse D.J., et al. Second trimester cervical length and risk of preterm birth in women with twin gestations treated with 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2010, 23:1360-1364.
39. Norman J.E., Mackenzie F., Owen P., et al. Progesterone for the prevention of preterm birth in twin pregnancy (STOPPIT): A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study and meta-analysis. Lancet 2009, 373:2034-2040.
40. Combs C.A., Garite T., Maurel K., et al. 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate for twin pregnancy: A double-blind, randomized clinical trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2011, 204:e1-e8.
41. Rode L., Klein K., Nicolaides K., et al. Prevention of preterm delivery in twin gestations (PREDICT): A multicentre randomised placebo-controlled trial on the effect of vaginal micronised progesterone. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2011.
42. Klein K., Rode L., Nicolaides K., et al. Vaginal micronized progesterone and the risk of preterm delivery in high-risk twin pregnancies-Secondary analysis of a placebo-controlled randomized trial and meta-analysis. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2011.
43. Berghella V., Odibo A.O., To M.S., et al. Cerclage for short cervix on ultrasonography: Meta-analysis of trials using individual patient-level data. Obstet Gynecol 2005, 106:181-189.
44. Dor J., Shalev J., Mashiach S., et al. Elective cervical suture of twin pregnancies diagnosed ultrasonically in the first trimester following induced ovulation. Gynecol Obstet Invest 1982, 13:55-60.
45. Newman R.B., Krombach R.S., Myers M.C., et al. Effect of cerclage on obstetrical outcome in twin gestations with a shortened cervical length. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002, 186:634-640.
46. Roman A.S., Rebarber A., Pereira L., et al. The efficacy of sonographically indicated cerclage in multiple gestations. J Ultrasound Med 2005, 24:763-768. quiz 70-71.
47. Gyetvai K., Hannah M.E., Hodnett E.D., et al. Tocolytics for preterm labor: A systematic review. Obstet Gynecol 1999, 94:869-877.
48. Yamasmit W., Chaithongwongwatthana S., Tolosa J.E., et al. Prophylactic oral betamimetics for reducing preterm birth in women with a twin pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005, CD004733.
49. Drug safety communication: New warnings against use of terbutaline to treat preterm labor Food and Drug Administration, Accessed November 2011. http://www.fdagov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm243539htm#ds.
50. Cetrulo C.L., Ingardia C.J., Sbarra A.J. Management of multiple gestation. Clin Obstet Gynecol 1980, 23:533-548.
51. Persson P.H., Grennert L. Towards a normalization of the outcome of twin pregnancy. Acta Genet Med Gemellol (Roma) 1979, 28:341-346.
52. Saunders M.C., Dick J.S., Brown I.M., et al. The effects of hospital admission for bed rest on the duration of twin pregnancy: A randomised trial. Lancet 1985, 2:793-795.
53. Sciscione A.C. Maternal activity restriction and the prevention of preterm birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010, 202:e1-e5.
54. Maloni J.A., Margevicius S.P., Damato E.G. Multiple gestation: Side effects of antepartum bed rest. Biol Res Nurs 2006, 8:115-128.