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Cervical Ultrasound Study Publications & Presentations


Publications

  1. Owen J, Yost N, Berghalla V, Thom E, Swain M, Dildy G, Miodovnik M, Langer O, Sibai B, McNellis D, for the NICHD Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network. Mid-trimester endovaginal sonography in women at high risk for spontaneous preterm birth. Journal of the American Medical Association, 286(11): 1340-1348, 2001.


  2. Yost NP, Owen J, Berghella V, MacPherson C, Swain M, Dildy GA, Miodovnik M, Langer O, Sibai B, for the NICHD Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network. Second-trimester cervical sonography: Features other than cervical length for the prediction of spontaneous preterm birth. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 103(3): 457-462, 2004.


  3. Yost NP, Owen J, Berghella V, MacPherson C, Swain M, Dildy GA, Miodovnik M, Langer O, Sibai B, for the NICHD Maternal Fetal Units Network. Number and gestational age of prior preterm births does not modify the predictive value of a short cervix. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 191: 241-6, 2004


  4. Owen J, Yost N, Berghella V, MacPherson C, Swain M, Dildy GA, Miodovnik M, Langer O, Sibai B, for the Maternal Fetal Medicine Units, Bethesda, MD. Can shortened mid-trimester cervical length predict very early spontaneous preterm birth? American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 191: 298-303, 2004.


  5. Yost NP, Owen J, Berghella V, Thom E, Swain M, Dildy GA, Miodovnik M, Langer O, Sibai B for the NICHD Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. The effect of coitus on recurrent preterm birth. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 107:793-97, 2006.

Presentations

  1. Owen J, for the NICHD MFMU Network. Endovaginal sonography at 16-18 weeks of gestation predicts subsequent spontaneous preterm delivery in high risk women. Presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Investigation, Chicago, IL, March 2000.


  2. Yost N, for the NICHD MFMU Network. Midtrimester endovaginal sonography: Ancillary markers for spontaneous preterm birth. Presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, New Orleans, LA, January 2002.


  3. Yost N, for the NICHD MFMU Network. The timing of prior preterm birth does not modify the significance of cervical shortening detected during midtrimester sonography. Presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, New Orleans, LA, January 2002.


  4. Swain M, for the NICHD MFMU Network. Ultrasound measured cervical length (UMCL) is inversely associated with maternal height. Presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, New Orleans, LA, January 2002.


  5. Berghella V, for the NICH MFMU Network. Pathways to spontaneous preterm birth: Is mid-trimester cervical length a better predictor of PPROM or of preterm labor? Presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, New Orleans, LA, January 2002.


  6. Owen J, for the NICHD MFMU Network. Can shortened mid-trimester cervical length predict very early spontaneous preterm birth in high-risk women? Presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Los Angeles, CA, March 2002.


  7. Berghella V, for the NICHD MFMU Network. The natural history of cervical funneling in high-risk women. Presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Washington, DC, March 2003.


  8. Yost N. The influence of coitus in women at risk for recurrent preterm delivery. Presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Houston, TX, March 2004.




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