title: Maternal and perinatal outcome in pregnancies complicated by uterine cervical prolapse.
abstract: Uterine cervical prolapse is extremely rare during pregnancy and may predispose patients to serious complications, including maternal death. Four patients are presented here: two patients had pre-existing prolapse and the other two developed prolapse during pregnancy. All the patients required hospitalisation due to threatened pre-term labour. Two patients were delivered via caesarean section at term due to obstetrical complications, but the others delivered spontaneously. In a case of uterine cervical prolapse lasting until term, hospitalisation with bed rest, anti-tocolytic agents and genital hygiene may protect the cervix, resulting in favourable maternal and fetal prognoses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shizuoka General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsushita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D014596:Uterine Prolapse