Cervical pessary for preventing preterm birth in twin pregnancies with short cervical length: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Francesco D'Antonio; Gabriele Saccone; Andrea Ciardulli; Lorraine Dugoff; Elena Olearo; Pasquale Martinelli; Giuseppe Maria Maruotti; Jack Ludmir; Vincenzo Berghella; Serena Xodo; Giuseppe Rizzo; Carmela Votino; Simona Boito
- Source
- Europe PubMed Central
- Subject
- Cervical pessary
Pessary
medicine.medical_specialty
review
Cervix Uteri
transvaginal ultrasound
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Meta-analysis
cerclage
cervix
Pregnancy
medicine
Humans
Meta-analysi
030212 general & internal medicine
Cervix
Twin Pregnancy
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Gynecology
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
business.industry
Obstetrics
Infant, Newborn
Gestational age
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Organ Size
Pessaries
medicine.disease
Cervical Length Measurement
medicine.anatomical_structure
Premature birth
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Pregnancy, Twin
Premature Birth
Settore MED/40 - Ginecologia e Ostetricia
Female
business
- Language
- English
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of cervical pessary for preventing spontaneous preterm birth (SPTB) in twin pregnancies with an asymptomatic transvaginal ultrasound cervical length (TVU CL) in the second trimester.Methods: We performed a meta-analysis including all randomized clinical trials (RCTs) comparing the use of cervical pessary (i.e. intervention group) with expectant management (i.e. control group). The primary outcome was incidence of SPTB