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 ...

During pregnancy, what's the significance of cervical length? Cervical length refers to the length of the lower end of the uterus. During pregnancy, the length of the cervix might shorten too soon, ...

May 28, 2010 (San Francisco, California) — A new disposable measuring probe called CerviLenz, designed to measure vaginal cervical length, is as effective as fetal fibronectin in assessing risk for ...

March 23, 2012 — Two new clinical guidelines address taking cervical length measurements to help determine risk for preterm birth, as well as using progesterone and other treatments for women found to ...

To investigate the relationship between cervical length (CL) at 37 to 40 weeks and delivery within 7 days and delivery by 41 weeks. We performed transvaginal ultrasound to measure CL in women with ...

To determine whether further cervical length shortening by transvaginal ultrasonography in asymptomatic high-risk women with a short cervical length adds additional predictive value for spontaneous ...

Cervical pessaries didn't reduce risk of preterm birth and fetal death prior to 37 weeks gestation in high-risk singleton pregnancies, according to the randomized TOPS trial. The intravaginal device ...

We've known for years that a short cervix is a risk factor for a preterm delivery. Now we have an easy way to measure and correct this issue. My patient was 22 years old and midway through her first ...

Preterm birth is associated with a wide array of serious health problems and developmental disabilities, including respiratory issues, gastrointestinal complications, central nervous system problems, ...