Obstetric Outcome in Pregnancies Treated With Laparoscopic Cerclage

Obstetric Outcome in Pregnancies Treated With Laparoscopic Cerclage: an Observational Study in a Danish Cohort

Preterm birth is a leading cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. Cervical insufficiency is one factor implicated in the complex mechanisms involved in spontaneous preterm birth. Trans-abdominal insertion of a cervical cerclage suture can be used to treat cervical insufficiency. Growing evidence support that laparoscopic cerclage procedures are safe and effective. Still, many aspects of the laparoscopic cerclage remains uncertain. Therefore, the investigators plan to study the obstetric outcome from the first and subsequent pregnancies after laparoscopic cerclage in a Danish cohort from Aarhus University Hospital in a 10 years' period.

Please see attached study protocol for further desricption.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Persons who underwent laparoscopic cerclage at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark between May 2011 and May 2021

Exclusion Criteria:

• Persons who had their laparoscopic cerclage performed subsequently to a trachelectomy.