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 …

Despite the frequency of stillbirths, the subsequent implications are overlooked and
underappreciated. We present findings from comprehensive, systematic literature reviews …

Background Progesterone administration has been shown to reduce the risk of preterm birth
and neonatal morbidity in women at high risk, but there is uncertainty about longer term …

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 …

Background Most previous studies of the use of cervical pessaries were either retrospective
or case controlled and their results showed that this intervention might be a preventive …

Background Preterm birth (PTB) is a major factor contributing to global rates of neonatal
death and to longer‐term health problems for surviving infants. Both the World Health …

Background Asymptomatic bacteriuria is a bacterial infection of the urine without any of the
typical symptoms that are associated with a urinary infection, and occurs in 2% to 15% of …

Background An indirect comparison meta-analysis published in 2013 reported that both
vaginal progesterone and cerclage are equally efficacious for preventing preterm birth and …

Background Spontaneous preterm birth (SPB) is the leading cause of perinatal morbidity
and mortality. In twins, the rate of preterm birth is higher than in singletons; interventions to …

Objective The primary aim of the “Nulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes Study: monitoring
mothers-to-be” is to determine maternal characteristics, which include genetic, physiologic …