Vaginal progesterone for preventing preterm birth and adverse perinatal outcomes in singleton gestations with a short cervix: a meta-analysis of individual patient data

R Romero, A Conde-Agudelo, E Da Fonseca… - American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The efficacy of vaginal progesterone for preventing preterm birth and adverse
perinatal outcomes in singleton gestations with a short cervix has been questioned after …

Vaginal progesterone decreases preterm birth and neonatal morbidity and mortality in women with a twin gestation and a short cervix: an updated meta‐analysis of …

R Romero, A Conde‐Agudelo… - … in Obstetrics & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the efficacy of vaginal progesterone for the prevention of preterm birth
and neonatal morbidity and mortality in asymptomatic women with a twin gestation and a …

Vaginal progesterone in women with an asymptomatic sonographic short cervix in the midtrimester decreases preterm delivery and neonatal morbidity: a systematic …

R Romero, K Nicolaides, A Conde-Agudelo… - American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the use of vaginal progesterone in asymptomatic women
with a sonographic short cervix (≤ 25 mm) in the midtrimester reduces the risk of preterm …

Vaginal progesterone decreases preterm birth≤ 34 weeks of gestation in women with a singleton pregnancy and a short cervix: an updated meta‐analysis including …

R Romero, KH Nicolaides… - … in Obstetrics & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate the efficacy of vaginal progesterone administration for preventing
preterm birth and perinatal morbidity and mortality in asymptomatic women with a singleton …

[PDF][PDF] Preterm birth: causes, consequences, and prevention

RE Behrman, AS Butler - 2007 - cds.psych.ucla.edu
Although individual behaviors have not been proven to have a strong influence on the risk of
preterm birth, consistent evidence suggests that a constellation of favorable lifestyle factors …

Prenatal administration of progesterone for preventing preterm birth in women considered to be at risk of preterm birth

JM Dodd, L Jones, V Flenady… - Cochrane Database …, 2013 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Preterm birth is a major complication of pregnancy associated with perinatal
mortality and morbidity. Progesterone for the prevention of preterm labour has been …

Vaginal progesterone is as effective as cervical cerclage to prevent preterm birth in women with a singleton gestation, previous spontaneous preterm birth, and a short …

A Conde-Agudelo, R Romero, E Da Fonseca… - American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background An indirect comparison meta-analysis published in 2013 reported that both
vaginal progesterone and cerclage are equally efficacious for preventing preterm birth and …

Spontaneous preterm birth, a clinical dilemma: etiologic, pathophysiologic and genetic heterogeneities and racial disparity

R Menon - Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Preterm labor leading to preterm delivery (< 37 weeks' gestation) affects approximately 5–
7% of live births in developed countries, but significantly higher in developing countries …

Transvaginal sonographic cervical length for the prediction of spontaneous preterm birth in twin pregnancies: a systematic review and metaanalysis

A Conde-Agudelo, R Romero, SS Hassan… - American journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To assess the accuracy of transvaginal sonographic cervical length (CL) in
predicting spontaneous preterm birth in women with twin pregnancies. STUDY DESIGN …

Transvaginal sonographic measurement of cervical length to predict preterm birth in asymptomatic women at increased risk: a systematic review

JMG Crane, D Hutchens - Ultrasound in Obstetrics and …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To estimate the ability of cervical length measured by transvaginal
ultrasonography in asymptomatic high‐risk women to predict spontaneous preterm birth …