G R Saade1, E A Thom2, W A Grobman3, J D Iams4, B M Mercer5, U M Reddy6, A T N Tita7, D J Rouse8, Y Sorokin9, R J Wapner10, K J Leveno11, S C Blackwell12, M S Esplin13, J E Tolosa14, J M Thorp15, S N Caritis16, J P Vandorsten17. 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA. 2. The George Washington University Biostatistics Center, Washington, DC, USA. 3. Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. 4. Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. 5. MetroHealth Medical Center-Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. 6. The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA. 7. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. 8. Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. 9. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA. 10. Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. 11. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. 12. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA. 13. University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. 14. Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA. 15. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. 16. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. 17. Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether the presence of cervical funneling or intra-amniotic debris identified in the second trimester is associated with a higher rate of preterm birth (PTB) in asymptomatic nulliparous pregnant women with a midtrimester cervical length (CL) less than 30 mm (i.e. below the 10th percentile). METHODS: This was a secondary cohort analysis of data from a multicenter trial in nulliparous women between 16 and 22 weeks' gestation with a singleton gestation and CL less than 30 mm on transvaginal ultrasound, randomized to treatment with either17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate or placebo. Sonographers were centrally certified in CL measurement, as well as in identification of intra-amniotic debris and cervical funneling. Univariable and multivariable analysis was performed to assess the associations of cervical funneling and intra-amniotic debris with PTB. RESULTS: Of the 657 women randomized, 112 (17%) had cervical funneling only, 33 (5%) had intra-amniotic debris only and 45 (7%) had both on second-trimester ultrasound. Women with either of these findings had a shorter median CL than those without (21.0 mm vs 26.4 mm; P < 0.001). PTB prior to 37 weeks was more likely in women with cervical funneling (37% vs 21%; odds ratio (OR), 2.2 (95% CI, 1.5-3.3)) or intra-amniotic debris (35% vs 23%; OR, 1.7 (95% CI, 1.1-2.9)). Results were similar for PTB before 34 and before 32 weeks' gestation. After multivariable adjustment that included CL, PTB < 34 and < 32 weeks continued to be associated with the presence of intra-amniotic debris (adjusted OR (aOR), 1.85 (95% CI, 1.00-3.44) and aOR, 2.78 (95% CI, 1.42-5.45), respectively), but not cervical funneling (aOR, 1.17 (95% CI, 0.63-2.17) and aOR, 1.45 (95% CI, 0.71-2.96), respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Among asymptomatic nulliparous women with midtrimester CL less than 30 mm, the presence of intra-amniotic debris, but not cervical funneling, is associated with an increased risk for PTB before 34 and 32 weeks' gestation, independently of CL.
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether the presence of cervical funneling or intra-amniotic debris identified in the second trimester is associated with a higher rate of preterm birth (PTB) in asymptomatic nulliparous pregnant women with a midtrimester cervical length (CL) less than 30 mm (i.e. below the 10th percentile). METHODS: This was a secondary cohort analysis of data from a multicenter trial in nulliparous women between 16 and 22 weeks' gestation with a singleton gestation and CL less than 30 mm on transvaginal ultrasound, randomized to treatment with either 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate or placebo. Sonographers were centrally certified in CL measurement, as well as in identification of intra-amniotic debris and cervical funneling. Univariable and multivariable analysis was performed to assess the associations of cervical funneling and intra-amniotic debris with PTB. RESULTS: Of the 657 women randomized, 112 (17%) had cervical funneling only, 33 (5%) had intra-amniotic debris only and 45 (7%) had both on second-trimester ultrasound. Women with either of these findings had a shorter median CL than those without (21.0 mm vs 26.4 mm; P < 0.001). PTB prior to 37 weeks was more likely in women with cervical funneling (37% vs 21%; odds ratio (OR), 2.2 (95% CI, 1.5-3.3)) or intra-amniotic debris (35% vs 23%; OR, 1.7 (95% CI, 1.1-2.9)). Results were similar for PTB before 34 and before 32 weeks' gestation. After multivariable adjustment that included CL, PTB < 34 and < 32 weeks continued to be associated with the presence of intra-amniotic debris (adjusted OR (aOR), 1.85 (95% CI, 1.00-3.44) and aOR, 2.78 (95% CI, 1.42-5.45), respectively), but not cervical funneling (aOR, 1.17 (95% CI, 0.63-2.17) and aOR, 1.45 (95% CI, 0.71-2.96), respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Among asymptomatic nulliparous women with midtrimester CL less than 30 mm, the presence of intra-amniotic debris, but not cervical funneling, is associated with an increased risk for PTB before 34 and 32 weeks' gestation, independently of CL.
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