Aim of the work The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of the use of vaginal
progesterone as a method of prevention of preterm labour in twin gestations with short cervix
.
Study Design:
The study is designed as randomized ,placebo-controlled, clinical trial . All women with
dichorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy will be followed up in the antenatal care at the out
patient clinic. Randomization of cases will be done by computer method . 156 women with
dichorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy and cervical length 10mm to 25mm detected on
transvaginal sonogram between 20w to 24w gestational age were enrolled in the study and were
distributed in two groups:group P (cases ) and group N (controls) . The randomization
allocation was 1 : 1 (vaginal progesterone capsule : placebo).