TY - JOUR
T1 - Using cervical length measurement for lower spontaneous preterm birth rates among women with threatened preterm labor
AU - Chiossi, Giuseppe
AU - Saade, George R.
AU - Sibai, Baha
AU - Berghella, Vincenzo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Spontaneous preterm birth is a leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality; however, accurate identification of women who will deliver prematurely after the onset of uterine contractions is still challenging, because less than 10% actually give birth within 7 days of presentation. Risk stratification in women with preterm contractions would allow targeting of interventions such as corticosteroids, magnesium sulfate, and maternal transfer to a perinatal center to those who will indeed deliver preterm. Moreover, unnecessary treatments associated with potential complications could be avoided in symptomatic women who are unlikely to deliver preterm. Fetal fibronectin testing and cervical length measurement are the most used methods to assess the risk of preterm birth among symptomatic women. Interventional studies in singleton gestations suggest that assessment of cervical length, unlike fetal fibronectin testing, improves diagnostic accuracy and leads to better perinatal outcomes.
AB - Spontaneous preterm birth is a leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality; however, accurate identification of women who will deliver prematurely after the onset of uterine contractions is still challenging, because less than 10% actually give birth within 7 days of presentation. Risk stratification in women with preterm contractions would allow targeting of interventions such as corticosteroids, magnesium sulfate, and maternal transfer to a perinatal center to those who will indeed deliver preterm. Moreover, unnecessary treatments associated with potential complications could be avoided in symptomatic women who are unlikely to deliver preterm. Fetal fibronectin testing and cervical length measurement are the most used methods to assess the risk of preterm birth among symptomatic women. Interventional studies in singleton gestations suggest that assessment of cervical length, unlike fetal fibronectin testing, improves diagnostic accuracy and leads to better perinatal outcomes.
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U2 - 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002695
DO - 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002695
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29889763
AN - SCOPUS:85064346602
SN - 0029-7844
VL - 132
SP - 102
EP - 106
JO - Obstetrics and gynecology
JF - Obstetrics and gynecology
IS - 1
ER -