Prediction of outcomes for emergency cervical cerclage in the presence of protruding membranes.

The aim of our study is to verify whether some maternal features are related to pregnancy outcomes of emergency cerclage when membranes are protruding through the dilated cervix. We present a retrospective review of 20 cases of emergency cervical cerclage performed over a 3-year period at Al Wasl hospital, a tertiary level centre in Dubai. Analysis shows presence of membrane prolapse with infection causing rupture of membranes, to be the strongest predictor of poor outcome.

A spontaneous and uneventful pregnancy in a Turner mosaic with previous recurrent miscarriages.

Background: Conception without ovum donation is very rare in patients with Turner syndrome, occurring mainly in mosaics, and only a third of these natural pregnancies are associated with normal outcome.

Case Report: A spontaneous pregnancy is described in a Turner mosaic (45,X/46,XX) with normal puberty and nine previous first-trimester miscarriages who had refused ovum donation. She also declined antenatal genetic diagnosis.