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Ultrasound assessment of the cervix in predicting successful membrane sweeping: a prospective observational study

Giuseppe Rizzoa Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Ospedale Cristo Re, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Rome, Italy;b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian FederationCorrespondence[email protected]
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Filomena Aloisioa Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Ospedale Cristo Re, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Rome, Italy
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Marylene Yacouba Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Ospedale Cristo Re, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Rome, Italy
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Viktoriya Bitsadzea Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Ospedale Cristo Re, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Rome, Italy;b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Maciej Słodkic Prenatal Cardiology Department, Instytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki w Lodzi, Lódz, Poland
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Alexander Makatsariyaa Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Ospedale Cristo Re, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Rome, Italy
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Francesco D’Antoniod Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Northern Norway, Tromso, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5178-3354
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Pages 852-858 | Received 02 Mar 2019, Accepted 13 May 2019, Published online: 27 May 2019

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