Cervical pessary for preventing preterm birth in twin pregnancies with short cervical length: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Gabriele SacconeAndrea CiardulliSerena XodoLorraine DugoffJack LudmirFrancesco D'AntonioSimona BoitoElena OlearoCarmela VotinoGiuseppe Maria MaruottiGiuseppe RizzoPasquale MartinelliVincenzo Berghella

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2017)

Use of the Arabin pessary in twin pregnancies with short TVU CL at 16-24 weeks does not prevent SPTB or improve perinatal outcome.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
gestational age
low birth weight
pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes