MAVRIC: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of Transabdominal vs Transvaginal Cervical Cerclage
Andrew Shennan, Manju Chandiramani, Phillip R. Bennett, Anna L. David, Joanna Girling, Alexandra Ridout, Paul T. Seed, Nigel Simpson, Steven Thornton, Graham Tydeman, Siobhan Quenby, Jenny Carter
Abstract
(Abstracted from Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020;222:261.e1–261.e9) Women who experience multiple late miscarriages or spontaneous preterm births may be candidates for vaginal cerclage. In women with a history of pregnancy loss with vaginal cerclage, observational studies have suggested that transabdominal cerclage (TAC) may be beneficial over high vaginal cerclage (HVC) and low vaginal cerclage (LVC).
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCervical cerclageRandomized controlled trialObservational studyPregnancyCervical insufficiencyObstetricsGynecologyGestationSurgeryCervixInternal medicineBiologyGeneticsCancerPreterm Birth and ChorioamnionitisPelvic floor disorders treatmentsPregnancy-related medical research