Pregnancy is a journey filled with milestones, from the first heartbeat to the anatomy scan. During these check-ups, your ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Preterm delivery or neonatal death occurred in 45.5% of the pessary group vs. 45.6% of the usual care group.

A study comparing cervical pessary and vaginal progesterone for the prevention of preterm birth in women with a short cervix of ≤ 35 mm found no significant difference between the interventions for ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- A study linking a shortened cervix early in pregnancy with premature birth could help pinpoint which women are most at risk and potentially help doctors intervene earlier, researchers ...

I have had two miscarriages: one at nine weeks last year. In July 2002 at 18 weeks the pregnancy had to be terminated since the cervix opened. I've been diagonised with incompetent cervix. In other ...

birth could help pinpoint which women are most at risk and potentially help doctors intervene earlier, researchers say. The study of 183 women who'd had previous premature births found that a ...

Women with a short cervix around 20 weeks of pregnancy have an increased risk of preterm birth. Preventing preterm birth in pregnant women with a short cervix is a crucial step in protecting the ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - Doctors who use age, weight and other factors to predict if a pregnant woman will need a Caesarean section to deliver her baby have a new gauge: the length of the cervix, ...