• Please log in or register to access this feature.

Original Paper

You have full text access to this OnlineOpen article

Prediction of patient-specific risk of early preterm delivery using maternal history and sonographic measurement of cervical length: a population-based prospective study

  1. M. S. To1,
  2. C. A. Skentou1,
  3. P. Royston2,
  4. C. K. H. Yu1,
  5. K. H. Nicolaides1,*

Article first published online: 24 MAR 2006

DOI: 10.1002/uog.2773

Issue

Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology

Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology

Volume 27, Issue 4, pages 362–367, April 2006

Additional Information

How to Cite

To, M. S., Skentou, C. A., Royston, P., Yu, C. K. H. and Nicolaides, K. H. (2006), Prediction of patient-specific risk of early preterm delivery using maternal history and sonographic measurement of cervical length: a population-based prospective study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 27: 362–367. doi: 10.1002/uog.2773

Author Information

  1. 1

    Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine, King's College Hospital Medical School, London, UK

  2. 2

    Medical Research Council, Clinical Trials Unit, London, UK

*Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine, King's College Hospital Medical School, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8RX, UK

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 24 MAR 2006
  2. Article first published online: 24 MAR 2006
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 20 FEB 2006

SEARCH

SEARCH BY CITATION

ARTICLE TOOLS

View Full Article (HTML) Get PDF (118K)

References

  • 1
    Government Statistical Service for the Department of Health. NHS Maternity Statistics, England, 2002–2003.
  • 2
    Marlow N, Wolke D, Bracewell MA, Samara M. Neurologic and developmental disability at six years of age after extremely preterm birth. N Engl J Med 2005; 352: 9–19.
  • 3
    Gardosi J, Kady SM, Francis A. Fetal growth, maturity and preterm birth. In Preterm Birth, CritchleyHO, BennetP, ThorntonS (eds). RCOG Press: London, 2004; 66–67.
  • 4
    Veen S, Ens-Dokkum MH, Schreuder AM, Verloove-Vanhorick SP, Brand R, Ruys JH. Impairments, disabilities, and handicaps of very preterm and very-low-birthweight infants at five years of age. The Collaborative Project on Preterm and Small for Gestational Age Infants (POPS) in The Netherlands. Lancet 1991; 338: 33–36.
  • 5
    Creasy RK, Gummer BA, Liggins GC. System for predicting spontaneous preterm birth. Obstet Gynecol 1980; 55: 692–695.
  • 6
    Honest H, Bachmann LM, Sundaram R, Gupta JK, Kleijnen J, Khan KS. The accuracy of risk scores in predicting preterm birth–a systematic review. J Obstet Gynaecol 2004; 24: 343–359.
  • 7
    Iams JD, Goldenberg RL, Meis PJ, Mercer BM, Moawad A, Das A, Thom E, McNellis D, Copper RL, Johnson F, Roberts JM. The length of the cervix and the risk of spontaneous premature delivery. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit Network. N Engl J Med 1996; 334: 567–572.
  • 8
    Heath VC, Southall TR, Souka AP, Elisseou A, Nicolaides KH. Cervical length at 23 weeks of gestation: prediction of spontaneous preterm delivery. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 1998; 12: 312–317.
    Direct Link:
  • 9
    Taipale P, Hiilesmaa V. Sonographic measurement of uterine cervix at 18–22 weeks' gestation and the risk of preterm delivery. Obstet Gynecol 1998; 92: 902–907.
  • 10
    To MS, Skentou C, Liao AW, Cacho A, Nicolaides KH. Cervical length and funneling at 23 weeks of gestation in the prediction of spontaneous early preterm delivery. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2001; 18: 200–203.
    Direct Link:
  • 11
    Sonek J, Shellhaas C. Cervical sonography: a review. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 1998; 11: 71–78.
    Direct Link:
  • 12
    To MS, Alfirevic Z, Heath VC, Cicero S, Cacho AM, Williamson PR, Nicolaides KH; Fetal Medicine Foundation Second Trimester Screening Group. Cervical cerclage for prevention of preterm delivery in women with short cervix: randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2004; 363: 1849–1853.
  • 13
    Royston P, Ambler G, Sauerbrei W. The use of fractional polynomials to model continuous risk variables in epidemiology. Int J Epidemiol 1999; 28: 964–974.
  • 14
    Royston P, Thompson SG. Model-based screening by risk with application to Down's syndrome. Stat Med 1992; 11: 257–268.
    Direct Link:
  • 15
    Nicolaides KH. Nuchal translucency and other first-trimester sonographic markers of chromosomal abnormalities. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2004; 191: 45–67.
  • 16
    Yu CK, Smith GC, Papageorghiou AT, Cacho AM, Nicolaides KH. An integrated model for the prediction of preeclampsia using maternal factors and uterine artery Doppler velocimetry in unselected low-risk women. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2005; 193: 429–436.
  • 17
    Wilson JMG, Jungner G. Principles and Practice of Screening for Disease. Public Health Paper Number 34. WHO: Geneva, 1968.
  • 18
    Heath VC, Southall TR, Souka AP, Novakov A, Nicolaides KH. Cervical length at 23 weeks of gestation: relation to demographic characteristics and previous obstetric history. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 1998; 12: 304–311.
    Direct Link:
  • 19
    Clement S, Candy B, Heath V, To M, Nicolaides KH. Transvaginal ultrasound in pregnancy: its acceptability to women and maternal psychological morbidity. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2003; 22: 508–514.
    Direct Link:
  • 20
    Gyetvai K, Hannah ME, Hodnett ED, Ohlsson A. Tocolytics for preterm labor: a systematic review. Obstet Gynecol 1999; 94: 869–877.
  • 21
    Sanchez-Ramos L, Kaunitz AM, Delke I. Progestational agents to prevent preterm birth: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. 2005; 105: 273–279.
View Full Article (HTML) Get PDF (118K)