PubMed · 1981 · 55 citations · 0 references
Cervical InsufficiencyGynecologyOperative Vaginal DeliverySurgeryFetal ComplicationFailure To ProgressCaesarean SectionObstetricsFetal DistressPublic HealthCerclage ProcedureInfertilityCervical HealthTwelve Pregnant WomenMaternal HealthCervical Cerclage OperationCervical CancerAbortionPediatricsLabor And DeliveryOpen CervixCervical RipeningMedicineCervical Spine
Twelve pregnant women with previously undiagnosed cervical incompetence each presented with membranes bulging through a widely dilated cervix and were treated by a cerclage procedure. This emergency closure of the open cervix resulted in a high rate of fetal salvage; 10 of the 12 women were delivered of surviving infants.