Allowing patients to proceed to labor with a Shirodkar, cerclage in place, does not increase the risks of cervical dystocia, cervical laceration, or uterine rupture above the reported incidence for these complications in patients in whom the cerclage is removed prophylactically.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.