Cervical length at 23 weeks of gestation: the value of Shirodkar suture for the short cervix

Objective To examine the possible benefit of cervical cerclage in women with a very short cervix identified during routine sonographic assessment of cervical length at 23 weeks of gestation. Methods Transvaginal sonography was used to measure cervical length at 23 weeks of gestation in 2702 women with singleton pregnancies attending for routine antenatal care. In 43 (1.6%) cases the cervical length was ≤ 15 mm. The 43 women in this group were...