Open AccessA Randomized Trial of a Cervical Pessary to Prevent Preterm Singleton Birth
Author(s) -
K. H. Nicolaides,
Argyro Syngelaki,
Liona C. Poon,
Gemma Picciarelli,
Nataša Tul,
Aikaterini Zamprakou,
Evdoxia Skyfta,
M. ParraCordero,
Ricardo PalmaDias,
Jesús Rodríguez Calvo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1511014
Subject(s) - medicine , pessary , singleton , randomized controlled trial , obstetrics , premature birth , pregnancy , gestational age , surgery , genetics , biology
Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal and infant death and of disability among survivors. It is unclear whether a pessary inserted around the cervix reduces the risk of preterm singleton birth.
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