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Arabin pessary to prevent adverse perinatal outcomes in twin pregnancies with a short cervix: a multicenter randomized controlled trial (PESSARONE)
- Source :
- American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2022, pp.S0002-9378(22)00098-9. ⟨10.1016/j.ajog.2022.01.038⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2022.
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Abstract
- International audience; Background: The number of twin pregnancies continues to increase worldwide as both the number of pregnancies obtained by medically assisted reproduction and age at first pregnancy keep rising. Preterm delivery is the major complication associated with twin pregnancies. The effectiveness of preventive treatments such as progesterone or cervical cerclage for women with a short cervix is doubtful in twin pregnancies. The effectivity of cervical pessaries in preventing preterm birth and its associated morbidity and mortality is also controversial.Objective: We sought to investigate if the Arabin pessary reduces adverse neonatal outcomes in twin pregnancies with a short cervix.Study design: This open-label, multicenter, randomized controlled trial on twin pregnancies with a cervical length of
- Subjects :
- adverse neonatal outcomes
pessary
Infant, Newborn
preterm birth
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cervix Uteri
[SDV.MHEP.GEO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Gynecology and obstetrics
Pessaries
twin pregnancies
[SDV.MHEP.GEO] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Gynecology and obstetrics
Cervical Length Measurement
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Twin
Humans
Premature Birth
Female
short cervix
Progesterone
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00029378
- Volume :
- 227
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d03ba22a4dbe2c419d0c936f46c19ce5
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2022.01.038