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Cervical Length as a Predictor of Latency to Labour in Twin Pregnancies Complicated by Preterm Pre-Labour Rupture of Membranes: A Retrospective Study

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Preterm pre-labour rupture of membranes (PPROM), one of the leading causes of preterm delivery, represents a serious economic and psychosocial health care burden. The unpredictability of the interval between PPROM and labour, also known as the latency period, can be unsettling for patients and clinicians alike. In singleton pregnancies, the literature supports the use of ultrasound-determined cervical length to estimate the latency …

Authors

Tigdi J; Luksts J; Stewart A; Morais M

Journal

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, Vol. 42, No. 10, pp. 1230–1234

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

10 2020

DOI

10.1016/j.jogc.2020.03.018

ISSN

1701-2163