Medscape

Braided Cervical Cerclage May Raise Risk for Preterm Birth

Cervical cerclage with a multifilament braided suture was associated with a threefold increased risk for intrauterine death and a nearly twofold increased risk for preterm birth (PTB), according to a ...
Kaleido Scope

Are cervicovaginal microbiome differences associated with cerclage success in high-risk women with cervical shortening?

Akila Subramaniam, MD, MPH, Boyi Guo, MS, Elena Lobashevsky, MD, PhD, William van der Pol, MS, Elliot Lefkowitz, PhD, Casey Morrow, PhD, Jeff M Szychowski, PhD ...
Medscape

Post-Cerclage Cervical Length as Predictor of Preterm Birth

Post-cerclage cervical length (CL) was a significant predictor of spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB; < 34 weeks of gestation) in women who underwent cervical cerclage, predominantly outperforming ...
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I lost 2 pregnancies at 20 weeks. For my third pregnancy to make it to term, I had to have my cervix sewn shut.

I had two second-trimester pregnancy losses, both near the 20-week mark. In my third pregnancy, I was sent to a high-risk OB-GYN and diagnosed with cervical insufficiency. I had a cervical cerclage in ...
Nature

Cervical Cerclage Techniques and Outcomes

Cervical cerclage is a critical intervention in the management of cervical insufficiency, a condition that predisposes to spontaneous mid‐trimester loss and preterm birth. The procedure involves the ...
MedPage Today

Cervical Length Screening Did Not Reduce Rates of Preterm Births

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Among pregnant women at low risk for preterm delivery, universal transvaginal ultrasound (TVU) cervical length screening did not reduce rates of preterm birth, a multicenter ...
STAT

Cervical sutures used to prevent early labor actually make it more likely

Stitches commonly used to sew up a pregnant woman’s cervix and prevent early labor can backfire — dramatically increasing her risk of premature labor and pregnancy loss. A specific type of thick, ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Cervical Cerclage Rates Remain Steady

(HealthDay News) — Cervical cerclage is a commonly performed obstetric procedure and its rate of use has remained steady in recent years, according to a study published online July 7 in Obstetrics & ...
The Blood-Horse

Cerclage to Manage Cervical Incompetence in Pregnant Mares

Researchers are successfully taking a page from human medicine when it comes to treating one common cause of pregnancy loss in mares: cervical incompetence. Recently, Stefania Bucca, DVM, of the Qatar ...
Austin American-Statesman

Celebrating first Mother's Day after a fight to save Baby Violet from being born too early

Some surprises are in store for first-time mother Lucero "Luci" Hanson this Mother's Day. "The gifts are figured out," said husband Philip Hanson. 30. "The details, not yet." Luci Hanson's biggest ...
Essence

Why Aren’t We Talking More About Cervical Insufficiency?

It’s Black Maternal Health Week. Here’s everything you should know to protect yourself and those you love. In 2018, Rachell Dumas cried tears of joy after seeing a positive pregnancy test. She was ...