title: Abnormal pelvic morphology and high cervical length are responsible for high-risk pregnancies in women displaying achondroplasia.
abstract: Pregnancies of women displaying achondroplasia are at high risk of adverse events. Early sonographic assessment of affected women can indicate an unusually long cervical length. It is the consequence of pathological anatomy of the pelvis. Thus, there is a foreseeable dystocia owing to cephalopelvic disproportion. Furthermore, this situation could also complicate cervical ripening prior to fetal extraction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, AP-HP, Antoine Béclère Hospital, Univ Paris-Sud Clamart, Clamart, 92140, France. alexandre.vivanti@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alexandre J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Vivanti
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, AP-HP, Antoine Béclère Hospital, Univ Paris-Sud Clamart, Clamart, 92140, France.
authors.forename: Anne-Gael
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Cordier
authors.affiliation: Département de Génétique et INSERM U781, Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Fondation Imagine, Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades, AP-HP, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Geneviève
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baujat
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, AP-HP, Antoine Béclère Hospital, Univ Paris-Sud Clamart, Clamart, 92140, France.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benachi
mesh_terms: D000130:Achondroplasia / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004420:Dystocia / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal
keywords: Achondroplasia; Cervix; Cesarean section; High-risk pregnancy; Ultrasound