Charlotte E van Dijk, Annabelle L van Gils, Maud D van Zijl, Bouchra Koullali, Marijke C van der Weide, Eline S van den Akker, Brenda J Hermsen, Wilhelmina M van Baal, Henricus Visser, Joris van Drongelen, Karlijn C Vollebregt, Moira Muller, Flip W van der Made, Sanne J Gordijn, Yolanda M de Mooij, Martijn A Oudijk, Marjon A de Boer, Ben Wj Mol, Brenda M Kazemier, Eva Pajkrt
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of cervical pessary and vaginal progesterone in the prevention of adverse perinatal outcomes and preterm birth in pregnant women of singletons with no prior spontaneous preterm birth at less than 34 weeks' gestation and who have a short cervix of 35 mm or less. DESIGN: Open label, multicentre, randomised, controlled trial. SETTING: 20 hospitals and five obstetric ultrasound practices in the Netherlands...
March 12, 2024: BMJ: British Medical Journal