Lissa van Gils, Marjon A de Boer, Judith Bosmans, Ruben Duijnhoven, Sam Schoenmakers, Jan B Derks, Jelmer R Prins, Salwan Al-Nasiry, Margo Lutke Holzik, Enrico Lopriore, Joris van Drongelen, Marieke H Knol, Judith O E H van Laar, Yves Jacquemyn, Caroline van Holsbeke, Isabelle Dehaene, Liesbeth Lewi, Hannes van der Merwe, Wilfried Gyselaers, Sylvia A Obermann-Borst, Mayella Holthuis, Ben W Mol, Eva Pajkrt, Martijn A Oudijk
INTRODUCTION: Twin pregnancies have a high risk of extreme preterm birth (PTB) at less than 28 weeks of gestation, which is associated with increased risk of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Currently there is a lack of effective treatments for women with a twin pregnancy and a short cervix or cervical dilatation. A possible effective surgical method to reduce extreme PTB in twin pregnancies with an asymptomatic short cervix or dilatation at midpregnancy is the placement of a vaginal cerclage...
May 10, 2024: BMJ Open