During pregnancy, what's the significance of cervical length? Answer From Yvonne Butler Tobah, M.D. Cervical length during pregnancy is sometimes associated with preterm labor—labor that begins before ...

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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Among pregnant women at low risk for preterm delivery, universal transvaginal ultrasound (TVU) cervical length screening did not reduce rates of preterm birth, a multicenter ...

March 23, 2012 — Two new clinical guidelines address taking cervical length measurements to help determine risk for preterm birth, as well as using progesterone and other treatments for women found to ...

(HealthDay News) — For nulliparous women, increasing second-trimester cervical length is associated with an increased likelihood of prolonged pregnancy, according to a study published online July 15 ...

Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. There are ...

Until now, measuring cervical length has been used to help detect women with a high chance of premature labor -- the shorter the cervix, the more likely labor is imminent. Now researchers suggests ...

To evaluate whether the racial and socioeconomic disparities are present in adverse cervical parameters, and, if so, when such disparities develop. A prospective cohort study was conducted. 175 women ...

Cervical length (CL) is moderately able to predict when labor will begin for pregnant women who are at 38 or 39 weeks' gestation, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis. G. Saccone, PhD, ...

We've known for years that a short cervix is a risk factor for a preterm delivery. Now we have an easy way to measure and correct this issue. My patient was 22 years old and midway through her first ...

Credit: Getty Images. Findings showed the device may increase the risk of fetal or neonatal/infant death. Among women with a short cervix, the use of a cervical pessary did not result in a reduction ...

During pregnancy, what's the significance of cervical length? Cervical length refers to the length of the lower end of the uterus. During pregnancy, the length of the cervix might shorten too soon, ...