Mid-trimester endovaginal sonography in women at high risk for spontaneous preterm birth

J Owen, N Yost, V Berghella, E Thom, M Swain… - Jama, 2001 - jamanetwork.com
ContextAlthough shortened cervical length has been consistently associated with
spontaneous preterm birth, it is not known when in gestation this risk factor becomes …

Second-trimester cervical ultrasound: associations with increased risk for recurrent early spontaneous delivery

WW Andrews, R Copper, JC Hauth… - Obstetrics & …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Objective To determine whether short cervical length or internal os funneling before 20
weeks' gestation predicts early preterm birth or pregnancy loss in women with at least one …

Does transvaginal sonographic measurement of cervical length before 14 weeks predict preterm delivery in high‐risk pregnancies?

V Berghella, M Talucci, A Desai - Ultrasound in Obstetrics and …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine whether high‐risk patients manifest cervical length< 25 mm on
transvaginal ultrasound before 14 weeks of gestation, and if this finding is predictive of …

Prediction of risk for preterm delivery by ultrasonographic measurement of cervical length

HF Andersen, CE Nugent, SD Wanty… - American journal of …, 1990 - Elsevier
Risk assessment for preterm delivery remains difficult, particularly among women with no
prior history of preterm birth. We hypothesized that accurate assessment of cervical length …

Pitfalls in ultrasonic cervical length measurement for predicting preterm birth

NP Yost, SL Bloom, DM Twickler, KJ Leveno - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1999 - Elsevier
Objective: To describe the anatomic and technical difficulties encountered with transvaginal
ultrasound imaging of the cervix in a consecutive series of women at risk for preterm …

Accuracy of cervical transvaginal sonography in predicting preterm birth: a systematic review

H Honest, LM Bachmann… - … in obstetrics & …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
This review investigates the accuracy with which transvaginal cervical sonography predicts
spontaneous preterm birth. Published studies were identified without language restrictions …

Gestational age at cervical length measurement and incidence of preterm birth

V Berghella, A Roman, C Daskalakis… - Obstetrics & …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the risk of spontaneous preterm birth based on transvaginal
ultrasound cervical length and gestational age at which cervical length was measured …

Sonographic measurement of uterine cervix at 18–22 weeks' gestation and the risk of preterm delivery

P Taipale, V Hiilesmaa - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1998 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Premature delivery is difficult to predict and causes considerable neonatal
morbidity and mortality. Despite much research, little progress has been made in timely …

A comparison of sonographic cervical parameters in predicting spontaneous preterm birth in high‐risk singleton gestations

ER Guzman, C Walters, CV Ananth… - … in Obstetrics and …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To assess the role of cervical sonography and to compare various sonographic
cervical parameters in their ability to predict spontaneous preterm birth in high‐risk singleton …

Ultrasound examination at 37 weeks' gestation in the prediction of pregnancy outcome: the value of cervical assessment

G Ramanathan, C Yu, E Osei… - Ultrasound in Obstetrics …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To examine the potential value of routine measurement of cervical length in
singleton low‐risk pregnancies at 37 weeks of gestation in the prediction of onset and …