Safety and efficacy of the cervical pessary combined with vaginal progesterone for the prevention of spontaneous preterm birth.

Georgios DaskalakisDimitrios ZacharakisMarianna TheodoraPanagiotis AntsaklisNikolaos PapantoniouDimitris LoutradisAris Antsaklis

Published in: Journal of perinatal medicine (2018)

The combination of vaginal progesterone and cervical pessary for the prevention of SPB in women with a short cervix is safe and well tolerated. This therapy was associated with pregnancy prolongation, reduced prematurity rate and a low rate of perinatal complications.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
low birth weight
gestational age
estrogen receptor
preterm infants
pregnant women
risk factors
stem cells
drug induced
bone marrow
cell therapy
replacement therapy