Uterocervical angle in predicting spontaneous preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to compare the uterocervical angles in term and spontaneous preterm birth cohorts and to compare the test characteristics of the uterocervical angle and cervical length in the prediction of spontaneous preterm birth.

Data sources

A systematic search of published literature from January 1, 1945, to May 15, 2022, was performed using the following databases: PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, Web of Science, and ClinicalTrials.gov. The search was not restricted. The references of all relevant articles were reviewed.

Study eligibility criteria

Randomized control trials, nonrandomized control trials, and observational studies were evaluated for

SUBMITTER: Goldstein MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10310481 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature