Efficacy of late cervical cerclage for preventing preterm birth in pregnancies complicated by cervical incompetence: retrospective cohort study
Our retrospective study demonstrated that the efficacy and risk of prophylactic cervical cerclage performed at 16<sup>+ 0</sup> to 19<sup>+ 6</sup> weeks of gestation were comparable to those of earlier cerclage performed at 11<sup>+ 0</sup> to 15<sup>+ 6</sup> weeks. Our study provided robust evidence supporting the safety and clinical feasibility of late cerclage in preventing preterm birth, which offers valuable insights into optimizing the cerclage period for high-risk pregnancies.
Authors
- Tao Duan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0944-6995)
- Xiujuan Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4296-4716)
- Xiaotian Ni
- Xing Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3390-2038)
- Yun Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4311-3772)
- Xiaona Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1596-5348)
- Li Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9789-9360)
- Shengyao Lei
- Yijie Gao
- Ming Liu
Institutions
- People’s Hospital of Rizhao (CN)
- Shanghai East Hospital (CN)
- Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2025-03-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07432-3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- Shanghai Pudong New Area Health Commission