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Two cohorts, one with SPD screening and the other without screening, were matched using propensity analysis to create the study groups. Women with short CL were treated with vaginal progesterone and\/or cervical cerclage\/pessary. The outcomes examined were SPD\u2009&lt;\u200932\u00a0weeks (SPD 32) and SPD between 20 and 32\u00a0weeks (SPD 20\u201332).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Screening for SPD was associated with a significant reduction in the rate of SPD at less than 32\u00a0weeks (0.3 vs. 0.8%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.001 in the screened and no screened pregnancies, respectively) and in the rate of SPD 20\u201332 (0.3 vs. 0.9%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.005 in the screened and no screened pregnancies, respectively). After adjusting for maternal age, parity, body mass index, smoking and mode of conception, the screening group had significantly lower hazard for SPD 20\u201332 (HR\u2009=\u20090.36, 95% CI: 0.18\u20130.75,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.006) and SPD32 (HR\u2009=\u20090.39, 95% CI: 0.19\u20130.82,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.013).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Screening for SPD by transvaginal CL measurement in mid-pregnancy may reduce the incidence of severe prematurity in low-risk singleton pregnancies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00404-022-06882-w","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,29]],"date-time":"2022-12-29T01:02:42Z","timestamp":1672275762000},"page":"133-138","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Screening vs. no screening for preterm delivery in low-risk singleton pregnancies: comparison by propensity score analysis"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"309","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8100-5983","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Athena P.","family":"Souka","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vasiliki Areti","family":"Maritsa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Makarios","family":"Eleftheriades","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"6882_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"262","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMoa0706475","volume":"359","author":"D Moster","year":"2008","unstructured":"Moster D, Terje Lie R, Markestad T (2008) Long-term medical and social consequences of preterm birth. 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