Additional risk stratification in women with a history of spontaneous preterm birth and a midtrimester cervical length > 25 millimeters
Women with a history of sPTB before 34 weeks of GA and a cervical length of > 25-30 mm before the 24 weeks of gestation have an almost four times higher risk for a recurrent sPTB, compared to those with a longer cervical length. No association was found between decrease in cervical length and the risk of sPTB. Future studies should assess whether women with a history of sPTB and a cervical length of > 25-30 mm benefit from cerclage and cutoff values could be revised accordingly.
Authors
- Janneke van ’t Hooft (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5303-1503)
- Charlotte E. van Dijk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9417-4180)
- Marjon A. de Boer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9386-649X)
- Sofie Breuking (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4812-2042)
- M A Oudijk
- E. Pajkrt
- Annemijn A. de Ruigh
- Brenda M. Kazemier
- Emilie V. J. van Limburg Stirum
Institutions
- Amsterdam Neuroscience (NL)
- VeiligheidNL (NL)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-026-08364-9
- Primary Topic
- Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00