Progesterone and the Risk of Preterm Birth among Women with a Short Cervix

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Authors

Eduardo Borges da Fonseca · King's College Hospital

M. Parra · Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine

Mandeep Singh · Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine

K. H. Nicolaides · King's College Hospital

Abstract

In women with a short cervix, treatment with progesterone reduces the rate of spontaneous early preterm delivery. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00422526 [ClinicalTrials.gov].).

Topics & Keywords

Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis Pregnancy-related medical research Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 357, Issue 5, pp. 462-469

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa067815

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