The Atlantic

Measuring Cervical Length: A Key to Ending Preterm Births

We've known for years that a short cervix is a risk factor for a preterm delivery. Now we have an easy way to measure and correct this issue. My patient was 22 years old and midway through her first ...
Medscape

Post-Cerclage Cervical Length as Predictor of Preterm Birth

Post-cerclage cervical length (CL) was a significant predictor of spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB; < 34 weeks of gestation) in women who underwent cervical cerclage, predominantly outperforming ...
Nature

Generating cervical anatomy labels using a deep ensemble multi-class segmentation model applied to transvaginal ultrasound images

Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of perinatal death, affecting 10% of pregnancies. Currently, transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) measurement of cervical length (CL) is the sole quantitative ...
Nature

Prediction of an effective cervical ripenning in the induction of labour using vaginal dinoprostone

Cervical ripening is required in patients who present unfavourable cervical conditions prior to undergoing induction of labour (IoL), with the aim of increasing the probability of vaginal birth and ...