A member asked:

I'm 34 weeks & 3 days pregnant and my cervix is shortened between 1.88cm to 1.98 cm. baby's head down. how possible is preterm labor?

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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Possible: Cervical length after 34 weeks if not very useful or predictive. At this point it is not usually measured because one expects a decreasing length. Ask your doctor if you need to be given steroids to accelerate the fetal lung maturity.

Answered 4/29/2015

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