Vaginal pH versus cervical length in the mid-trimester as screening predictors of preterm labor in a low-risk population
| Autor: | Mario Knezevic, Ratko Matijević, Ozren Grgić |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Cervical insufficiency Cervix Uteri bacterial vaginosis cervical incompetence cervical length preterm delivery vaginal pH Ultrasonography Prenatal Cohort Studies 03 medical and health sciences Obstetric Labor Premature 0302 clinical medicine Vaginal disease Predictive Value of Tests Pregnancy Prevalence medicine Humans Prospective Studies 030212 general & internal medicine Prospective cohort study Gynecology 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Obstetrics business.industry Obstetrics and Gynecology Vaginosis Bacterial General Medicine Hydrogen-Ion Concentration medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Cervical Length Measurement Pregnancy Trimester Second Vagina Cohort embryonic structures Female Bacterial vaginosis Incompetent cervix business |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.05.011 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: To assess the accuracy of a sign of bacterial vaginosis and a sign of cervical insufficiency in predicting preterm labor (PTL, occurring in the 37th week or earlier) and early PTL (occurring in the 34th week or earlier) in a low-risk cohort of 316 pregnant women. ----- METHOD: Vaginal pH was assessed using test gloves and cervical length (CL) was measured by transvaginal ultrasound. A pH value less than 5.0 (the 95th-percentile threshold) and a CL greater than 26 mm (the 5th-percentile threshold) were considered normal. ----- RESULTS: There were 14 participants (4.4%) with an elevated vaginal pH and 15 (4.7%) with a shortened CL. The incidence of PTL ( |
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