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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Transabdominal cerclage reduces risk of preterm birth for women with history of cervical insufficiency

Complications from surgery were rare but included uterine perforation and rupture in the TAC group. In the study of BWH patients, Messinger and colleagues found that TAC was associated with a 70% ...