The role of the lower uterine segment thickness in predicting preterm birth in twin pregnancies presenting with threatened preterm labor
LUS was significantly thinner in pregnancies with an onset of labor before the 34th and 35th GW. The measurement of the LUS thickness can be considered an alternative method for predicting spontaneous preterm birth in dichorionic twin pregnancies.
Authors
- Osman Onur Özkavak
- Dilek Şahın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8567-9048)
- Özgür Kara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1401-1723)
- Zahid Ağaoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8726-1075)
- Atakan Tanaçan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8209-8248)
- Nihat Farisoğulları (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7767-0657)
- Ezgi Başaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5062-3316)
Institutions
- Ministry of Health (TR)
- University of Health Science (KH)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Ankara Bilkent City Hospital (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Perinatal Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1515/jpm-2024-0337
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39