Repeat digital cervical assessment in pregnancy for identifying women at risk of preterm labour

Alexander, Sophie; Boulvain, Michel; Ceysens, Gilles; Haelterman, Edwige; Zhang, Wei-Hong

doi:10.1002/14651858.CD005940.pub2

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Meta-analysis

English

Repeat digital cervical assessment in pregnancy for identifying women at risk of preterm labour

ContributorsAlexander, Sophie; Boulvain, Michel; Ceysens, Gilles; Haelterman, Edwige; Zhang, Wei-Hong

Published inCochrane database of systematic reviews, no. 6, CD005940

Publication date2010

Abstract

Repeat digital cervical assessment (RDCA - examination of the cervix with a finger) has been promoted as a routine intervention in the antenatal clinic as a screening test for the risk of preterm birth (that is, birth occurring before 37 weeks of gestation).

Keywords

Cervix Uteri
Female
Humans
Obstetric Labor, Premature/diagnosis/prevention & control
Palpation/methods
Pregnancy
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique

Citation (ISO format)

ALEXANDER, Sophie et al. Repeat digital cervical assessment in pregnancy for identifying women at risk of preterm labour. In: Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2010, n° 6, p. CD005940. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005940.pub2

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PID : unige:21422
DOI : 10.1002/14651858.CD005940.pub2
PMID : 20556763

Journal ISSN1361-6137

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Repeat digital cervical assessment in pregnancy for identifying women at risk of preterm labour

Repeat digital cervical assessment (RDCA - examination of the cervix with a finger) has been promoted as a routine intervention in the antenatal clinic as a screening test for the risk of preterm birth (that is, birth occurring before 37 weeks of gestation).

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