Jorge E Tolosa, Rupsa C Boelig, Joseph Bell, María Martínez-Baladejo, Jill Stoltzfus, Julio Mateus, Joanne N Quiñones, Santiago Galeano-Herrera, Leonardo Pereira, Richard Burwick, Luisa López-Torres, Catalina Valencia, Vincenzo Berghella
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate whether cerclage with progestogen therapy was superior to cerclage alone in the prevention of spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) in singleton pregnancies METHODS: : This is an international retrospective cohort study of singleton pregnancies, without major anomaly or aneuploidy, and with cerclage placed at 10 different institutions in the United States and Colombia from June 2016-June 2020. Exclusion criteria were: lack of documentation regarding whether progestogen was or was not prescribed, delivery outcome unavailable, and pregnancy termination (spontaneous or induced) prior to 16 weeks' gestation...
March 19, 2024: American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM