Surgical Stitch Linked to Stillbirth and Preterm Birth (3 of 4) (AUDIO)

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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Author Phillip Bennett offers insights into preterm birth and explains cervical cerclage, a procedure that places a stitch around the cervix to prevent premature labor in at-risk women. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Aug. 3, 2016 issue of Science Translational Medicine, published by AAAS. The paper, by L.M. Kindinger at Imperial College London in London, UK, and colleagues was titled, "Relationship between vaginal microbial dysbiosis, inflammation, and pregnancy outcomes in cervical cerclage."

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