Impaired Neonatal Outcome after Emergency Cerclage Adds Controversy to Prolongation of Pregnancy.

Emergency cervical cerclage is one of the treatment options for the reduction of preterm birth. The aim of this study is to assess neonatal outcome after cerclage with special focus on adverse effects in very low birth weight infants.Retrospective cohort study. Classification of cerclages in history...

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Main Authors: Ruben-J Kuon, Hannes Hudalla, Christoph Seitz, Stephanie Hertler, Stephanie Gawlik, Herbert Fluhr, Hans-Jürgen Gausepohl, Christof Sohn, Johannes Pöschl, Holger Maul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4488141?pdf=render