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Association of very high Hungarian rate of preterm births with cervical incompetence in pregnant women.
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PMID:  20586224     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Maternal cervical incompetence in pregnancy (CIP) showed an association with a higher rate of preterm births. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of CIP in Hungarian pregnant women, to determine the rate of preterm birth, and to check the preventive efficacy of preterm births due to CIP by therapeutic cerclage or bed rest alone. METHODS: Analysis of the population-based large data set of 38,151 newborns (without any defects) of the Hungarian Case-Control Surveillance System of Congenital Abnormalities (HCCSCA), born during 1980-1996, i.e. 1.8% of Hungarian newborns. Prospective cohort analysis based on medically recorded variables of CIP, birth weight and gestational age. RESULTS: A total of 2,795 (7.33%) newborns born to mothers with CIP. The newborns of mothers with CIP had a shorter gestational age at delivery (39.0 wk) and higher rate of preterm birth (11.1%) than the Hungarian reference sample without CIP (39.4 wk and 9.0%). Of 2,795 pregnant women with CIP 1,112 were treated by cerclage, while 1,683 with bed rest alone. The mean gestational age was shorter both after therapeutic cerclage (39.2 wk) and particularly bed rest alone (38.9 wk). The rate of preterm births was 9.1% and 12.7% after therapeutic cerclage and bed rest alone. CONCLUSIONS: CIP is very frequent in Hungary probably due the extremely high number of previous induced abortion performed by dilatation and curettage method. CIP associates with an increased risk for preterm births; however, this increased risk was reduced by bed rest alone and mainly by therapeutic cerclage.
Authors:
Ferenc Bánhidy; Nándor Acs; Erzsébet H Puhó; Andrew E Czeizel
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Central European journal of public health     Volume:  18     ISSN:  1210-7778     ISO Abbreviation:  Cent. Eur. J. Public Health     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-30     Completed Date:  2010-09-16     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9417324     Medline TA:  Cent Eur J Public Health     Country:  Czech Republic    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  8-15     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, School of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Bed Rest
Case-Control Studies
Cerclage, Cervical
Female
Humans
Hungary / epidemiology
Incidence
Pregnancy
Premature Birth / epidemiology*,  etiology,  prevention & control
Prevalence
Uterine Cervical Incompetence / epidemiology*,  therapy
Young Adult

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