Vaginal progesterone for preventing preterm birth and adverse perinatal outcomes in singleton gestations with a short cervix: a meta-analysis of individual patient data

R Romero, A Conde-Agudelo, E Da Fonseca… - American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Preterm birth prevention

EB da Fonseca, R Damião, DA Moreira - Best Practice & Research Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Preterm birth (PTB), which occurs in about 12% of pregnancies worldwide, is the main cause
of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Symptomatic treatment of pregnancies presenting in …

Evaluating Progestogens for Preventing Preterm birth International Collaborative (EPPPIC): meta-analysis of individual participant data from randomised controlled …

LA Stewart, M Simmonds, L Duley, A Llewellyn… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Preterm birth is a global health priority. Using a progestogen during high-risk
pregnancy could reduce preterm birth and adverse neonatal outcomes. Methods We did a …

ISUOG Practice Guidelines: role of ultrasound in twin pregnancy

A Khalil, M Rodgers, A Baschat… - … in obstetrics & …, 2016 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
ISUOG Practice Guidelines: role of ultrasound in twin pregnancy ISUOG Practice Guidelines:
role of ultrasound in twin pregnancy Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Feb;47(2):247-63. doi …

[HTML][HTML] Preventing preterm births: analysis of trends and potential reductions with interventions in 39 countries with very high human development index

HH Chang, J Larson, H Blencowe, CY Spong… - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Every year, 1· 1 million babies die from prematurity, and many
survivors are disabled. Worldwide, 15 million babies are born preterm (< 37 weeks' …

Vaginal progesterone decreases preterm birth and neonatal morbidity and mortality in women with a twin gestation and a short cervix: an updated meta‐analysis of …

R Romero, A Conde‐Agudelo… - … in Obstetrics & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Progesterone-related immune modulation of pregnancy and labor

NM Shah, PF Lai, N Imami, MR Johnson - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Pregnancy involves a complex interplay between maternal neuroendocrine and
immunological systems in order to establish and sustain a growing fetus. It is thought that the …

Vaginal progesterone reduces the rate of preterm birth in women with a sonographic short cervix: a multicenter, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial

SS Hassan, R Romero, D Vidyadhari… - … in Obstetrics & …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Women with a sonographic short cervix in the mid‐trimester are at increased risk
for preterm delivery. This study was undertaken to determine the efficacy and safety of using …

Vaginal progesterone in women with an asymptomatic sonographic short cervix in the midtrimester decreases preterm delivery and neonatal morbidity: a systematic …

R Romero, K Nicolaides, A Conde-Agudelo… - American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the use of vaginal progesterone in asymptomatic women
with a sonographic short cervix (≤ 25 mm) in the midtrimester reduces the risk of preterm …

Prospective risk of stillbirth and neonatal complications in twin pregnancies: systematic review and meta-analysis

F Cheong-See, E Schuit, D Arroyo-Manzano, A Khalil… - bmj, 2016 - bmj.com
Objective To determine the risks of stillbirth and neonatal complications by gestational age
in uncomplicated monochorionic and dichorionic twin pregnancies. Design Systematic …