2018
Cervical funneling or intra‐amniotic debris and preterm birth in nulliparous women with midtrimester cervical length less than 30 mm
Saade G, Thom E, Grobman W, Iams J, Mercer B, Reddy U, Tita A, Rouse D, Sorokin Y, Wapner R, Leveno K, Blackwell S, Esplin M, Tolosa J, Thorp J, Caritis S, Vandorsten J, Network T. Cervical funneling or intra‐amniotic debris and preterm birth in nulliparous women with midtrimester cervical length less than 30 mm. Ultrasound In Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 52: 757-762. PMID: 29155504, PMCID: PMC5960623, DOI: 10.1002/uog.18960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical funnelingMidtrimester cervical lengthCervical lengthPreterm birthWeeks' gestationNulliparous womenMedian cervical lengthSecondary cohort analysisNulliparous pregnant womenSecond trimester ultrasoundAsymptomatic nulliparous womenMultivariable adjustmentSingleton gestationsMulticenter trialMultivariable analysisTransvaginal ultrasoundSecond trimesterPregnant womenCohort analysisGestationWomenHigh rateWeeksUltrasoundLt
2015
The association of beta‐2 adrenoceptor genotype with short‐cervix mediated preterm birth: a case–control study
Miller R, Smiley R, Thom E, Grobman W, Iams J, Mercer B, Saade G, Tita A, Reddy U, Rouse D, Sorokin Y, Blackwell S, Esplin, Tolosa J, Caritis, Network E. The association of beta‐2 adrenoceptor genotype with short‐cervix mediated preterm birth: a case–control study. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2015, 122: 1387-1394. PMID: 25600430, PMCID: PMC4508241, DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort cervixCervical lengthAR genotypeMaternal-Fetal Medicine Units NetworkEunice Kennedy Shriver National InstituteNormal cervical lengthShort cervical lengthShort cervix groupPreterm birth riskCase-control studyRace/ethnicitySpontaneous PTBNulliparous womenPregnancy outcomesPreterm birthTransvaginal sonogramsPrimary outcomePTB riskSecond trimesterAncillary studiesChild healthBirth riskCervixAdrenoceptor genotypeControl group