THE OUTCOME OF PREGNANCY AFTER CONE BIOPSY OF THE CERVIX: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY

  1. Jane M. Jones Clinical Research Assistant1,
  2. P. Sweetnam Statistician2,
  3. B. M. Hibbard Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology3

Article first published online: 31 AUG 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb11237.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 86, Issue 12, pages 913–916, December 1979

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Jones, J. M., Sweetnam, P. and Hibbard, B. M. (1979), THE OUTCOME OF PREGNANCY AFTER CONE BIOPSY OF THE CERVIX: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 86: 913–916. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb11237.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Welsh National School of Medicine

  2. 2

    MRC Epidemiology Unit, Cardiff

  3. 3

    Welsh National School of Medicine Heath Park, Cardiff

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  1. Issue published online: 31 AUG 2005
  2. Article first published online: 31 AUG 2005

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Summary

We investigated the outcome of pregnancy after cone biopsy of the cervix. We found that preterm delivery and low birth weight were commoner and the mean duration of labour longer in women who had a cone biopsy than amongst matched controls. Rapid labour (under two hours) was not significantly more common after cone biopsy.

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