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  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Obstetrics

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  • Preterm birth remains a leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality.
  • Accurate prediction of preterm birth is crucial for timely intervention.
  • Current methods for predicting preterm birth, such as digital cervical examination, have limitations in accuracy and subjectivity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel scoring system for predicting preterm birth.
  • To incorporate second-trimester sonographic parameters: cervical length, uterocervical angle, and lower uterine segment myometrial thickness.
  • To evaluate the predictive performance of these sonographic markers and a combined scoring system.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective study involving 252 pregnant women between 16-24 gestational weeks.
  • Sonographic measurements included cervical length, uterocervical angle, and myometrial thickness.
  • A scoring system was developed based on identified cut-off values and validated.

Main Results:

  • Cervical length ≤36.3 mm, uterocervical angle >102.1 degrees, and myometrial thickness ≤5.7 mm were significant predictors of preterm birth.
  • The developed scoring system (score ≥2) demonstrated high predictive performance (AUC=0.871 in development, AUC=0.826 in validation).
  • The scoring system achieved 75% sensitivity and 89.6% specificity in the development group and 70.6% sensitivity and 90.4% specificity in the validation group.

Conclusions:

  • A new sonographic scoring system effectively predicts preterm birth.
  • This objective scoring system shows potential as an alternative to subjective digital cervical examination.
  • Further research may validate its clinical utility in diverse populations.