Is cerclage safe and effective in preventing preterm birth in women presenting early in pregnancy with cervical dilatation?

BMJ. 2021 Nov 12:375:e067470. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2021-067470.

Authors

N Pilarski^{1

2}, V Hodgetts-Morton^{1

2}, R K Morris^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
² Birmingham Women's Hospital, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation, Trust, Birmingham B15 2TG, UK.

PMID: 34772657
DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2021-067470

No abstract available

Publication types

Meta-Analysis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Cerclage, Cervical / methods*
Cerclage, Cervical / standards
Female
Humans
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / surgery*
Pregnancy Outcome
Pregnancy Trimester, First / physiology
Pregnancy Trimester, Second / physiology
Premature Birth / etiology
Premature Birth / prevention & control*
Treatment Outcome
Uterine Cervical Incompetence / surgery*