Jeanine van der Ven1, Melanie A van Os2, Brenda M Kazemier1, Emily Kleinrouweler1, Corine J Verhoeven3,4, Esteriek de Miranda1, Aleid G van Wassenaer-Leemhuis5, Petra N Kuiper6, Martina Porath3, Christine Willekes7, Mallory D Woiski8, Marko J Sikkema9, Frans J M E Roumen10, Patrick M Bossuyt11, Monique C Haak12, Christianne J M de Groot2, Ben W J Mol13, Eva Pajkrt1. 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Máxima Medical Center, Veldhoven, the Netherlands. 4. Department of Midwifery Science, AVAG/EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 5. Department of Neonatology, Emma Children's Hospital Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 6. Obstetrics and Prenatal Center FARA, Ede, the Netherlands. 7. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands. 8. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. 9. Ziekenhuisgroep Twente Hospital, Almelo, the Netherlands. 10. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands. 11. Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (KEBB), Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 12. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. 13. The Robinson Institute, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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INTRODUCTION: We investigated the predictive capacity of mid-trimester cervical length (CL) measurement for spontaneous and iatrogenic preterm birth. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We performed a prospective observational cohort study in nulliparous women and low-risk multiparous women with a singleton pregnancy between 16(+0) and 21(+6) weeks of gestation. We assessed the prognostic capacity of transvaginally measured mid-trimester CL for spontaneous and iatrogenic preterm birth (<37 weeks) using likelihood ratios (LR) and receiver-operating-characteristic analysis. We calculated numbers needed to screen to prevent one preterm birth assuming different treatment effects. Main outcome measures were preterm birth <32, <34 and <37 weeks. RESULTS: We studied 11,943 women, of whom 666 (5.6%) delivered preterm: 464 (3.9%) spontaneous and 202 (1.7%) iatrogenic. Mean CL was 44.1 mm (SD 7.8 mm). In nulliparous women, the LRs for spontaneous preterm birth varied between 27 (95% CI 7.7-95) for a CL ≤ 20 mm, and 2.0 (95% CI 1.6-2.5) for a CL between 30 and 35 mm. For low-risk multiparous women, these LRs were 37 (95% CI 7.5-182) and 1.5 (95% CI 0.97-2.2), respectively. Using a cut-off for CL ≤ 30 mm, 28 (6.0%) of 464 women with spontaneous preterm birth were identified. The number needed to screen to prevent one case of preterm birth was 618 in nulliparous women and 1417 for low-risk multiparous women (40% treatment effect, cut-off 30 mm). CONCLUSION: In women at low risk of preterm birth, CL predicts spontaneous preterm birth. However, its isolated use as a screening tool has limited value due to low sensitivity.
INTRODUCTION: We investigated the predictive capacity of mid-trimester cervical length (CL) measurement for spontaneous and iatrogenic preterm birth. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We performed a prospective observational cohort study in nulliparous women and low-risk multiparous women with a singleton pregnancy between 16(+0) and 21(+6) weeks of gestation. We assessed the prognostic capacity of transvaginally measured mid-trimester CL for spontaneous and iatrogenic preterm birth (<37 weeks) using likelihood ratios (LR) and receiver-operating-characteristic analysis. We calculated numbers needed to screen to prevent one preterm birth assuming different treatment effects. Main outcome measures were preterm birth <32, <34 and <37 weeks. RESULTS: We studied 11,943 women, of whom 666 (5.6%) delivered preterm: 464 (3.9%) spontaneous and 202 (1.7%) iatrogenic. Mean CL was 44.1 mm (SD 7.8 mm). In nulliparous women, the LRs for spontaneous preterm birth varied between 27 (95% CI 7.7-95) for a CL ≤ 20 mm, and 2.0 (95% CI 1.6-2.5) for a CL between 30 and 35 mm. For low-risk multiparous women, these LRs were 37 (95% CI 7.5-182) and 1.5 (95% CI 0.97-2.2), respectively. Using a cut-off for CL ≤ 30 mm, 28 (6.0%) of 464 women with spontaneous preterm birth were identified. The number needed to screen to prevent one case of preterm birth was 618 in nulliparous women and 1417 for low-risk multiparous women (40% treatment effect, cut-off 30 mm). CONCLUSION: In women at low risk of preterm birth, CL predicts spontaneous preterm birth. However, its isolated use as a screening tool has limited value due to low sensitivity.
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