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Recent evidence suggests that placement of cervical cerclage in twin pregnancies with short cervical length at ultrasound or cervical dilatation at physical examination might be associated with a reduced risk of PTB. However, such evidence is based mainly on small studies thus questioning the robustness of these findings. The aim of this systematic review was to determine the role of cervical cerclage in preventing PTB and adverse maternal or perinatal outcomes in twin pregnancies.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n<jats:title>Methods and findings<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Key databases searched and date of last search: MEDLINE, Embase, and CINAHL were searched electronically on 20 April 2023.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p>Eligibility criteria: Inclusion criteria were observational studies assessing the risk of PTB among twin pregnancies undergoing cerclage versus no cerclage and randomized trials in which twin pregnancies were allocated to cerclage for the prevention of PTB or to a control group (e.g., placebo or treatment as usual). The primary outcome was PTB &lt;34 weeks of gestation. The secondary outcomes were PTB &lt;37, 32, 28, 24 weeks of gestation, gestational age at birth, the interval between diagnosis and birth, preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes (pPROM), chorioamnionitis, perinatal loss, and perinatal morbidity. Subgroup analyses according to the indication for cerclage (short cervical length or cervical dilatation) were also performed.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p>Risk of bias assessment: The risk of bias of the included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was assessed using the Revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomized trials, while that of the observational studies using the Newcastle\u2013Ottawa scale (NOS).<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p>Statistical analysis: Summary risk ratios (RRs) of the likelihood of detecting each categorical outcome in exposed versus unexposed women, and (b) summary mean differences (MDs) between exposed and unexposed women (for each continuous outcome), with their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were computed using head-to-head meta-analyses.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p>Synthesis of the results: Eighteen studies (1,465 twin pregnancies) were included. Placement of cervical cerclage in women with a twin pregnancy with a short cervix at ultrasound or cervical dilatation at physical examination was associated with a reduced risk of PTB &lt;34 weeks of gestation (RR: 0.73, 95% CI [0.59, 0.91], <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.005 corresponding to a 16% difference in the absolute risk, AR), &lt;32 (RR: 0.69, 95% CI [0.57, 0.84], <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001; AR: 16.92%), &lt;28 (RR: 0.54, 95% [CI 0.43, 0.67], 0.001; AR: 18.29%), and &lt;24 (RR: 0.48, 95% CI [0.23, 0.97], <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.04; AR: 15.57%) weeks of gestation and a prolonged gestational age at birth (MD: 2.32 weeks, 95% [CI 0.99, 3.66], <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001). Cerclage in twin pregnancy with short cervical length or cervical dilatation was also associated with a reduced risk of perinatal loss (RR: 0.38, 95% CI [0.25, 0.60], <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001; AR: 19.62%) and composite adverse outcome (RR: 0.69, 95% CI [0.53, 0.90], <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.007; AR: 11.75%). Cervical cerclage was associated with a reduced risk of PTB &lt;34 weeks both in women with cervical length &lt;15 mm (RR: 0.74, 95% CI [0.58, 0.95], <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.02; AR: 29.17%) and in those with cervical dilatation (RR: 0.68, 95% CI [0.57, 0.80], <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001; AR: 35.02%). The association between cerclage and prevention of PTB and adverse perinatal outcomes was exclusively due to the inclusion of observational studies. The quality of retrieved evidence at GRADE assessment was low.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Emergency cerclage for cervical dilation or short cervical length &lt;15 mm may be potentially associated with a reduction in PTB and improved perinatal outcomes. 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