Abstract:Background: Emergency cervical cerclage (ECC) is of potential
value in twin pregnancy, when the cervix is dilated to
>1cm. McDonald and Shirodkar were two main techniques of
transvaginal cerclage at present. As ECC at extremely high risk of
spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) especially for twins with cervical
dilated ≥ 3cm and prolapsed membranes, so which technique has more
advantages is still uncertain. Objectives: The aim of our study
was to evaluate the effectiveness of ECC performed with combined
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