| Cervical length and risk of antepartum hemorrhage in presence of low-lying placenta. | |
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PMID: 23153020 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Abstract Objectives: To evaluate whether transvaginal ultrasound cervical length (TVU CL) can predict antepartum bleeding (APB) in women with low-lying placenta. Study design: A retrospective study was performed including pregnancies with low-lying placenta for which third trimester TVU CL was available. Multiple pregnancies were excluded. Short cervix was defined as TVU CL ≤ 25 mm. Outcomes of interest were compared with respect to the TVU CL. Results: Forty three cases of singleton pregnancies complicated by low-lying placenta in third trimester were identified. Short cervix was reported in 8 cases (19%). APB (75% vs 31 %, p=0.02), blood transfusions (25% vs 3%, p=0.02), lower birth weight (2246 vs 2985 grams, p=0.02), and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions (50% vs 17%, p=0.04) were more frequent in the women with short cervix. Rate of unplanned cesarean delivery for APB was similar between both the groups (25% vs 28%, p=0.83). Conclusions: In women with low-lying placenta persisting into third trimester, short cervical length can be used as a predictor for APB. |
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Alessandra Curti; Sushma Potti; Nadine Di Donato; Giuliana Simonazzi; Nicola Rizzo; Vincenzo Berghella |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-11-15 |
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Title: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians Volume: - ISSN: 1476-4954 ISO Abbreviation: J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. Publication Date: 2012 Nov |
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Created Date: 2012-11-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101136916 Medline TA: J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Orsola Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. |
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