Association between shortened cervical length at 34-36 weeks' gestation and term labour in Asian women.
Cervical length was measured at 34-36 weeks' gestation by transvaginal ultrasound. The purpose of measurement of cervical length before term was to reveal the association with the onset of term labour. This was a retrospective study of 362 women who were delivered at term at Mizmedi hospital, between August 2006 and November 2011. There was significant linear correlation between cervical length and the scan-to-labour interval in women with labour before 41 weeks. The measurement of cervical length at 34-36 weeks' gestation might be helpful in predicting the onset of term labour before 41 weeks.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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D000328:Adult; D054791:Cervical Length Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007745:Labor Onset; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D047929:Term Birth