1 in 100 - Too Rare To Care
I’ve been thinking a lot about the article I read on the American Pregnancy Association website about Incompetent Cervix. I can’t get over the wording, “However, an incompetent cervix happens in only about 1 out of 100 pregnancies.” and “The good news is that this condition is not common at all.“
It’s that kind of mindset that leaves women (and their families) completely blindsided when they become the statistic.
What Do We Want? Awareness
Early Cervical Screening in Pregnancy Now
one study estimated that up to 6500 babies a year could be saved if a cervical cerclage was offered to the 8% of women with previous premature births and a shortened cervix. [1]