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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 9.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Apr 24;203(2):89–100. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.02.004

TABLE.

Predicted probability of delivery before week 32 by cervical length (millimeters) and gestational age in weeks at time of measurement

Cervical length,
mm
Week of pregnancy
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  0 76.3 73.7 70.9 67.9 64.7 61.4 58.0 54.5 51.0 47.5 44.0 40.5 37.2 33.9
  5 67.9 64.8 61.5 58.1 54.6 51.1 47.6 44.0 40.6 37.2 34.0 30.9 28.0 25.2
10 58.1 54.7 51.2 47.6 44.1 40.7 37.3 34.1 31.0 28.0 25.3 22.7 20.3 18.1
15 47.7 44.2 40.7 37.4 34.1 31.0 28.1 25.3 22.7 20.4 18.2 16.2 14.3 12.7
20 37.4 34.2 31.1 28.1 25.4 22.8 20.4 18.2 16.2 14.4 12.7 11.2 9.9 8.7
25 28.2 25.4 22.8 20.4 18.2 16.2 14.4 12.7 11.3 9.9 8.7 7.7 6.7 5.9
30 20.5 18.3 16.3 14.4 12.8 11.3 9.9 8.7 7.7 6.7 5.9 5.2 4.5 3.9
35 14.5 12.8 11.3 10.0 8.8 7.7 6.8 5.9 5.2 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.6
40 10.0 8.8 7.7 6.8 5.9 5.2 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.6 2.3 2.0 1.7
45 6.8 5.9 5.2 4.5 3.9 3.4 3.0 2.6 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.1
50 4.6 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.6 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8
55 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5
60 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3

Reproduced, with permission, from Berghella et al.59