Pessary for Prevention of Preterm Birth and Perinatal Mortality in Pregnancies with a Short Cervix: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Diagnostics (Basel) · 2025 · PMC12191806 · PMID 40564787

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While the findings did not reach statistical significance, the overall direction consistently points toward a protective effect of the pessary, particularly in reducing the risk of extreme preterm birth.

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