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Universal cervical length screening: implementation and outcomes.

Lorene A Temming¹, Jennifer K Durst¹, Methodius G Tuuli¹

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO.

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Universal cervical length (CL) screening successfully screened 85% of women, identifying a low incidence of short cervix. Women declining screening had higher rates of early preterm birth and included higher-risk demographics.

Keywords:

cervical length measurement cervical length screening preterm birth preterm birth prevention vaginal progesterone

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Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Public Health Screening

Background:

Transvaginal cervical length (CL) measurement is proposed for preterm birth prevention.
Universal screening utility remains debated due to varying effectiveness and patient acceptance.

Purpose of the Study:

Evaluate the acceptability of a universal CL screening program.
Identify risk factors for declining screening.
Assess delivery outcomes for women who accepted or declined CL screening.

Main Methods:

Retrospective cohort study (2011-2014) of transvaginal CL screening in singleton pregnancies.
Protocol recommended CL measurement (17-23 weeks); patients could opt out.
Analyzed acceptance rates, risk factors for declining, and spontaneous preterm birth association.

Main Results:

85.3% of 12,740 women underwent CL screening; incidence of CL ≤20 mm was 1.2%.
Acceptance rates remained stable over time (P=.15).
Declining screening was associated with African American race, obesity, multiparity, younger maternal age, and smoking. Spontaneous preterm birth <28 weeks was higher in those declining screening (aOR 2.01).

Conclusions:

Universal CL screening achieved high implementation (85%) with low short cervix prevalence.
Women declining screening were more likely to have risk factors for preterm birth.
Declining CL screening correlated with increased rates of early spontaneous preterm birth.