Mid-trimester painless cervical dilation is associated with high rates of perinatal morbidity and mortality. ‘Rescue’ cerclage is one option in managing these patients. We evaluated pregnancy outcomes ...

Women with a history of cervical insufficiency (1 or more second-trimester pregnancy losses in the absence of labor or prior cerclage because of painless cervical dilation in the second trimester) or ...

Cervical cerclage, also known as a cervical stitch, is a procedure done in which your doctor will sew your cervix closed. The most common way one is placed is through the vagina and that is done once ...

To review the published literature on whether the use of empiric perioperative tocolytic medications could provide additional benefit when used in combination with cerclage. Only five publications on ...

Cynthia Coniglio has two girls — a healthy newborn and a 22-month-old with special needs. She also has, no surprise, a bad case of sleep deprivation. But ask about what she has endured to have her ...

HealthDay News — For women with a prior preterm birth, cerclage plus 17α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate is associated with a significant reduction in delivery at less than 24 weeks of gestation compared ...