Marion Groussolles, Norbert Winer, Loïc Sentilhes, Florence Biquart, Mona Massoud, Alexandre J Vivanti, Hanane Bouchghoul, Patrick Rozenberg, Pascale Olivier, Raoul Desbriere, Celine Chauleur, Franck Perrotin, Frederic Coatleven, Florent Fuchs, Florence Bretelle, Vassilis Tsatsaris, Laurent J Salomon, Nicolas Sananes, Gilles Kayem, Veronique Houflin-Debarge, Thomas Schmitz, Guillaume Benoist, Catherine Arnaud, Virginie Ehlinger, Christophe Vayssière
BACKGROUND: The number of twin pregnancies continues to increase worldwide as both the number of pregnancies obtained by medically assisted reproduction and age at first pregnancy keep rising. Preterm delivery is the major complication associated with twin pregnancies. The effectiveness of preventive treatments such as progesterone or cervical cerclage for women with a short cervix is doubtful in twin pregnancies. The effectivity of cervical pessaries in preventing preterm birth and its associated morbidity and mortality is also controversial...
February 3, 2022: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology