After Chrissy Teigen and John Legend suffered a pregnancy loss in Sept. 2020, the cookbook author and model set out to dispel the stigma behind fertility struggles and infant loss. In partnership ...

A recent study published in Scientific Reports describes an impaired progesterone (P4) response in cervical fibroblasts from patients with cervical insufficiency (CI). Study: Characteristic impairment ...

I had two second-trimester pregnancy losses, both near the 20-week mark. In my third pregnancy, I was sent to a high-risk OB-GYN and diagnosed with cervical insufficiency. I had a cervical cerclage in ...

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham adds evidence that the most effective way to prevent preterm birth among patients with a history of cervical insufficiency is to place a cervical ...

Her pregnancy had been fine. Then, at the 20-week checkup, Michelle Hall heard the words “cervix” and “concerned.” She did not immediately worry. “I was like, stuff happens in pregnancy all the time,” ...

CHICAGO — Her pregnancy had been fine. Then, at the 20-week checkup, Michelle Hall heard the words "cervix" and "concerned." She did not immediately worry. "I was like, stuff happens in pregnancy all ...

The study examined an obstetric population at BWH with lower average risk for recurrent early preterm birth than that of an earlier clinical trial, The Multicentre Abdominal vs. Vaginal Randomised ...

For most of my life, I was afraid to become a mother—partially because I had a traumatic childhood myself. Once I got into a healthy relationship and got married in my late 20s, other friends were ...

Cerclage placement, when indicated by physical examination, significantly increases neonatal survival and extends pregnancy by an average of 33.98 days compared with expectant management, according to ...