Cervical cerclage is a critical intervention in the management of cervical insufficiency, a condition that predisposes to spontaneous mid‐trimester loss and preterm birth. The procedure involves the ...

Women with a history of cervical insufficiency (1 or more second-trimester pregnancy losses in the absence of labor or prior cerclage because of painless cervical dilation in the second trimester) or ...

The type of thread used in a procedure to prevent preterm labor may influence odds for stillbirth and preterm birth, researchers report. The procedure, called a cervical stitch, is performed on ...

The cervix is the area that connects the top of the vagina to the bottom of the uterus. It is about one to two inches long. During pregnancy, the cervix remains thick and strong to support the weight ...

For women who lose babies after 20 weeks, one of the most common causes is cervical insufficiency, meaning the cervix is weakened or compromised. Now, a minimally invasive procedure is helping at-risk ...

MESA, Ariz., April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --Greg J. Marchand, MD, FACS, FICS, FACOG is advancing the field of obstetrics and gynecology with his groundbreaking laparoscopic cervical cerclage procedures ...

2.1 Cervical incompetence may be caused by a congenital weakness of the cervix, or previous obstetric or gynaecological trauma. It is characterised by painless dilatation of the cervix in the second ...