Austin American-Statesman

Celebrating first Mother's Day after a fight to save Baby Violet from being born too early

Some surprises are in store for first-time mother Lucero "Luci" Hanson this Mother's Day. "The gifts are figured out," said husband Philip Hanson. 30. "The details, not yet." Violet was born Nov. 18 ...
WATE 6 On Your Side

Innovative Laparoscopic Cervical Cerclage Technique by Dr. Greg Marchand Becomes an Essential Part of the OBGYN Core Competencies Curriculum at Rutgers University

MESA, Ariz., April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --Greg J. Marchand, MD, FACS, FICS, FACOG is advancing the field of obstetrics and gynecology with his groundbreaking laparoscopic cervical cerclage procedures ...
Business Insider

I lost 2 pregnancies at 20 weeks. For my third pregnancy to make it to term, I had to have my cervix sewn shut.

I had two second-trimester pregnancy losses, both near the 20-week mark. In my third pregnancy, I was sent to a high-risk OB-GYN and diagnosed with cervical insufficiency. I had a cervical cerclage in ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Laparoscopic cerclage for cervical incompetence to prevent late miscarriage or preterm birth

Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic cerclage for cervical incompetence to prevent late miscarriage or preterm birth is adequate to support the use of this procedure provided ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Laparoscopic cerclage for cervical incompetence to prevent late miscarriage or preterm birth

To inform the committee, NICE did a rapid review of the published literature on the efficacy and safety of this procedure. This comprised a comprehensive literature search and detailed review of the ...