Cervical cerclage with a multifilament braided suture was associated with a threefold increased risk for intrauterine death and a nearly twofold increased risk for preterm birth (PTB), according to a ...

Stitches commonly used to sew up a pregnant woman’s cervix and prevent early labor can backfire — dramatically increasing her risk of premature labor and pregnancy loss. A specific type of thick, ...

Researchers in the U.K. say surgeons may be relying on the wrong type of stitch material to sew up a woman's cervix to prevent preterm birth. A baby is considered preterm when it is born before 37 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers are successfully taking a page from human medicine when it comes to treating one common cause of pregnancy loss in mares: cervical incompetence. Recently, Stefania Bucca, DVM, of the Qatar ...

For pregnant women who have their cervix stitched closed to reduce the risk for miscarriage, rates of pregnancy loss do not differ after receiving either of the two most popular surgical sutures, ...

A major clinical trial looking at surgery for women at risk of miscarriage and stillbirth have found that a type of wire commonly used reduces risk of infection. Women at risk of pregnancy loss who ...

Stitches commonly used to sew up a pregnant woman’s cervix and prevent early labor can backfire — dramatically increasing her risk of premature labor and pregnancy loss. A specific type of thick, ...

Women at risk of pregnancy loss who need a specialist surgical procedure could benefit from a single-stranded suture thread to reduce risk of infection, results from the C-STICH clinical trial found.