In women with a short cervix, treatment with progesterone reduces the rate of spontaneous early preterm delivery. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00422526 [ClinicalTrials.gov].).

A one-stage color Doppler screening program at 23 weeks identified most women who subsequently developed serious complications of impaired placentation associated with delivery before 34 weeks. The screening results were similar when the high-risk group was defined as women with increased PI or bilateral notches.

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The individualized risk of severe adverse pregnancy outcome can be determined by uterine artery Doppler screening at 23 weeks and knowledge of cigarette smoking history. Such individualized risk would allow ultrasound resources and clinical follow-up to be tailored to the pregnant woman for the most appropriate use of antenatal care.

The concentration of ffDNA is significantly higher even during early pregnancy, in patients who subsequently develop PE and/or IUGR and are delivered before 35 weeks.