Comparative Evaluation of Arabin Pessary and Cervical Cerclage for the Prevention of Preterm Labor in Asymptomatic Women with High Risk Factors.

Panagiotis TsikourasGeorge AnastasopoulosVasileios MaroulisAnastasia BothouAnna ChalkidouDorelia DeuteraiouXanthoula AnthoulakiGeorgios TsatsarisArzou Halil BourazanGeorge IatrakisStefanos ZervoudisGeorgios GalaziosLola-Katerina InagamovaRoland CsorbaAlexander-Tobias Teichmann

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2018)

In women at risk for preterm labor, the detection of cervical funneling in the second trimester of pregnancy may help to predict preterm labor and to apply the appropriate treatment for its prevention. Although the use of cervical pessary was found to be more effective than cerclage, more studies are needed to classify the effectiveness of different methods for such prevention.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
low birth weight
gestational age
risk factors
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnant women
type diabetes
replacement therapy
smoking cessation