American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 2 , Pages 163.e1-163.e4 , August 2009

Interval to spontaneous delivery after elective removal of cerclage

  • Maria Bisulli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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  • Anju Suhag, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Regina Arvon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
    • California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
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  • Jolene Seibel-Seamon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • John Visintine, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Vincenzo Berghella, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Received 24 October 2008 ,Revised 2 February 2009 ,Accepted 9 April 2009.

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 Authorship and contribution to the article is limited to the 6 authors indicated. There was no outside funding or technical assistance with the production of this article.

 Cite this article as: Bisulli M, Suhag A, Arvon R, et al. Interval to spontaneous delivery after elective removal of cerclage. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;201:163.e1-4.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.04.022

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 2 , Pages 163.e1-163.e4 , August 2009

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