Association between lower uterine wall thickness measured at 18-22 weeks of gestation and risk of Preterm Birth: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preterm labour prediction has been relied on history of previous preterm birth and cervical length of current pregnancy. However, universal cervical length measurement has some limitation. We aim to find a surrogate marker of cervical length to close the gap in preterm prevention program and lower uterine wall thickness seems promising. We generate the nomogram of lower uterine wall thickness during 18-22 weeks of gestation and evaluate the accuracy of LUW thickness as a predictor of preterm delivery before 37 weeks.

Methods

This prospective cohort study included 524 Thai singleton pregnant women at 18-22 weeks of gestation between November 2016 and October 2017. After signing informed consent, transabdominal ultrasonography was performed to examine fetal anatomic

SUBMITTER: Yapan P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9354291 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature