Prediction of delivery after 40 weeks by antepartum ultrasound in singleton multiparous women: a prospective cohort study.

Giuseppe Rizzo Ilenia MappaPavjola MaqinaViktoriya O BitsadzeJamilya KhizroevaAlexander Makatsarya Francesco D'Antonio

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 (2021)

Cervical length at 36-38 weeks has a good diagnostic accuracy to predict spontaneous vaginal delivery at ≥40 weeks. Universal assessment of CL in the third trimester of pregnancy may help in identifying those women who may benefit of elective IOL at 39 weeks.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes
birth weight
polycystic ovary syndrome
magnetic resonance imaging
pregnant women
patients undergoing
type diabetes
adipose tissue
physical activity
computed tomography
skeletal muscle
weight loss
clinical evaluation