Cervical length as a predictor risk of preterm delivery
Joint Authors
Athaminah, Tariq
Daklalah, Luayy K.
al-Hajji, Mustafa
Qudah, Sultan
Tawalibah, Ala
Source
Journal of the Royal Medical Services
Issue
Vol. 24, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2017), pp.18-21, 4 p.
Publisher
The Royal Medical Services Jordan Armed Forces
Publication Date
2017-03-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives : to study cervical length measurement by transvaginal ultrasound at 20-28 weeks as predictor for women at risk of preterm delivery.
Methods : this study was done over a period of one year between 2012 and 2013 at prince Rashid Bin Al-Hassan Military Hospital-Irbid-Jordan.
Cervical assessment by transvaginal sonography was done in 100 women at 20-28 weeks of gestation.
The gestation at delivery in woman with cervical length more or equal to 3 cm (group A, n = 80) were compared with that in woman with cervical length < 3 cm (group B, n = 20) Results : thirty-eight percent of patients were primigravidas and 61.25 % were multigravidas in group A, while 35 % of them were primigravidas and 65 % were multigravidas in group B.
The most age group of the women was between 21-30 years in both groups.
The incidence of preterm delivery was 13.75 % in group A as compared to 9 0% in group B (p < 0.005).
In group A of the 80 women 11 delivered preterm (13.75 %), 7 of them between 32 and 37 weeks of gestation and 4 women before 32 weeks.
While in group B, 18 of the 20 women (90 %) delivered preterm (10 before 32 weeks, 8 between 32 and 37 weeks and 2 after 37 weeks).
The mean cervical length in group A women was 3.5±0.6 cm, while it was 2.1 ± 0.5 cm in group B women.
Conclusion : transvaginal ultrasound has been shown to be an objective sensitive and reliable method to assess the cervix and predict the risk of preterm delivery.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Qudah, Sultan& Athaminah, Tariq& Tawalibah, Ala& Daklalah, Luayy K.& al-Hajji, Mustafa. 2017. Cervical length as a predictor risk of preterm delivery. Journal of the Royal Medical Services،Vol. 24, no. 1, pp.18-21.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Qudah, Sultan…[et al.]. Cervical length as a predictor risk of preterm delivery. Journal of the Royal Medical Services Vol. 24, no. 1 (Mar. 2017), pp.18-21.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Qudah, Sultan& Athaminah, Tariq& Tawalibah, Ala& Daklalah, Luayy K.& al-Hajji, Mustafa. Cervical length as a predictor risk of preterm delivery. Journal of the Royal Medical Services. 2017. Vol. 24, no. 1, pp.18-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-773471
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 21
Record ID
BIM-773471