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Effectiveness of prophylactic cervical cerclage in prolonging higher-order multiple pregnancies
Other Title(s)
فعالية الربط الوقائي لعنق الرحم في إطالة مدة الحمل لدى التوائم المتعددة
Joint Authors
Sallut, Baha al-Din
Ubaydat, Nail
al-Jalabi, Hayfa
Ubaydat, Maha
Hamdinah, Shirin
Hamdinah, Jihan
Khidr, Yusuf
Amarin, Zuhayr
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 17, Issue 3 (31 Aug. 2017), pp.314-318, 5 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Publication Date
2017-08-31
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives : This study aimed to assess the value of prophylactic cervical cerclage in prolonging higherorder multiple pregnancies.
Methods : This retrospective study included all women with higher-order multiple pregnancies beyond 24 gestational weeks treated at the King Abdullah University Hospital in Irbid, Jordan, and King Fahad Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between February 2014 and January 2015.
Selected maternal characteristics and obstetric outcomes were compared between women who received prophylactic cervical cerclage and those who did not.
Results : A total of 146 women with higher-order multiple pregnancies were included in the study; of these, 94 (64.4 %) underwent a prophylactic cervical cerclage insertion procedure and 52 (35.6%) women did not.
No significant difference was found between the two groups with regards to maternal age, parity or number of fetuses.
However, the mean gestational age at delivery was significantly higher for women without compared to those with prophylactic cervical cerclage (32.9 weeks versus 31.7 weeks) according to both univariate and multivariate analyses (P = 0.013 and 0.046, respectively).
Additionally, 40.4 % of women without and 14.9 % of women with prophylactic cervical cerclage gave birth after 34 gestational weeks (P = 0.003).
Conclusion: Overall, prophylactic cervical cerclage was not associated with prolongation of the pregnancy among women with higherorder multiple pregnancies in the current study.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ubaydat, Nail& al-Jalabi, Hayfa& Ubaydat, Maha& Sallut, Baha al-Din& Hamdinah, Shirin& Hamdinah, Jihan…[et al.]. 2017. Effectiveness of prophylactic cervical cerclage in prolonging higher-order multiple pregnancies. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 17, no. 3, pp.314-318.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-840433
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ubaydat, Nail…[et al.]. Effectiveness of prophylactic cervical cerclage in prolonging higher-order multiple pregnancies. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 17, no. 3 (Aug. 2017), pp.314-318.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-840433
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ubaydat, Nail& al-Jalabi, Hayfa& Ubaydat, Maha& Sallut, Baha al-Din& Hamdinah, Shirin& Hamdinah, Jihan…[et al.]. Effectiveness of prophylactic cervical cerclage in prolonging higher-order multiple pregnancies. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2017. Vol. 17, no. 3, pp.314-318.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-840433
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 318-319
Record ID
BIM-840433