The uterocervical angle and its relationship with preterm birth.

Alba Farràs LlobetLaia Regincós MartíTeresa HiguerasInés Zulema Calero FernándezAndrea Gascón PortalésMaría M Goya CaninoElena Carreras Moratonas

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)

Wider UCA in the second trimester is related to sPTB. UCA measurement is a reproducible technique. UCA appears to increase from the first to the second trimester. Prospective studies, with ultrasound examinations aimed at measuring UCA in vivo, are needed to accurately assess the characteristics of this marker and its potential as a predictor of sPTB in clinical practice.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
gestational age
low birth weight
clinical practice
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
mass spectrometry
ultrasound guided
case control
contrast enhanced ultrasound