Cervical pessaries to prevent preterm birth in women with a multiple pregnancy: a per-protocol analysis of a randomized clinical trial.

Sophie M S Liem Ewoud Schuit Mariëlle G van Pampus Marjo van Melick Maurice Monfrance Josje Langenveld Ben-Willem J Mol Dick Bekedam

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2016)

The analysis confirms the principal findings of the intention-to-treat analysis. Time to delivery was longer in the pessary group than in the control group when censored data were used. This implies the pessary should not be removed until labor is evident.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
low birth weight
gestational age
machine learning
preterm infants
deep learning