AUTHOR=Zhang Miaomiao , Li Shuilan , Tian Chao , Li Min , Zhang Baofang , Yu Hongkui 

TITLE=Changes of uterocervical angle and cervical length in early and mid-pregnancy and their value in predicting spontaneous preterm birth

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Physiology

VOLUME=Volume 15 - 2024

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physiology/articles/10.3389/fphys.2024.1304513

DOI=10.3389/fphys.2024.1304513

ISSN=1664-042X

ABSTRACT=We believe that our study is a significant contribution because we identified the combination of uterocervical angle (UCA) and cervical length (CL) has a better ability to predict preterm birth than cervical length or uterocervical angle alone. A more obtuse uterocervical angle or a shorter cervical length is associated with an earlier spontaneous preterm birth. The uterocervical angle increases from early to mid-pregnancy, while the cervical length decreases from early to mid-pregnancy. Further, we believe that this paper will be of interest to the readership of your journal because it matches your researches topics about aging in female infertility and pathologic pregnancy.