Utility of cervical pessary in the prevention of preterm birth in triplet pregnancies: A single-center observational retrospective study of 165 triplet pregnancies

• Published in: European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology Vol. 295; pp. 48 - 52
• Main Authors: Pena-Burgos, E.M., Sintes Álvarez-Arenas, M., Quirós-González, V., Bartha, J.L., De La Calle, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.04.2024
• Subjects: Case-Control Studies; Cervical pessary; Cervix Uteri; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Obstetric Labor, Premature; Pessaries; Pregnancy; Pregnancy, Triplet; Premature Birth - prevention & control; Prematurity; Retrospective Studies; Short uterine cervix; Tocolytic Agents; Triplet pregnancies; Short uterine cervix; Prematurity; Cervical pessary; Triplet pregnancies

•The cervical pessary is not useful in the prevention of preterm births (<34 weeks) in triplet pregnancies.•It is likely that being pregnant with triplets is a powerful independent factor associated with prematurity.•Triplet pregnancies and at risk of preterm labor and those taking tocolytics±glu...