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Fetal outcome in repeat cervical encirclage in same pregnancy

A 30 year old sixth gravida patient having five spontaneous abortions between fifth and sixth months of amenorrhea. Patient had an incompetent cervix, cervical cerclage was done at 14 weeks of gestation by Mc Donald’s method. Pregnancy was uneventful for more than one month and patient reported back with complaints of bleeding per vaginum, and pain abdomen, cerclage was removed by duty doctor in emergency, but pains subsided. Ultrasound was done revealing low lying placenta reaching upto the os with 22 weeks live intrauterine pregnancy. Repeat transvaginal cervical cerclage was decided and done in similar manner. Patient was kept indoor on bed rest, tocolytics, antibiotics and progesterone support till the time of delivery. At 30 weeks pregnancy ultrasound revealed low amniotic fluid index (1.2) for which amino acid infusion was administered. Later on patient developed bleeding & leaking per vaginum with cervical dilatation, so immediate cesarean section decided and corticosteroid administered for fetal lung maturity, emergency cesarean section was done. In follow up mother and baby were absolutely healthy. The pregnancy outcome is significantly improved even after repeat cervical cerclage in same pregnancy and if there is a need for repeat cervical cerclage during same pregnancy it should be done to improve fetal salvage.