Table 4 The secondary outcomes between the TVC group and the LAC group

Cesarean delivery(n[%])

93[39.9%]

55[98.2%]

< 0.001

Duration of hospital stay after delivery (days)

3(2–4)

3(3–4)

< 0.001

removal of the cerclage (n[%])

233 [100%]

24 [42.8%]

< 0.001

delivery-related complications^® (n[%])

37 [15.9%]

0

< 0.001

Infection and Clinical chorioamnionitis

12 [5.2%]

0

0.132

Neonate births

274 + 5*

60 + 3*

-

Stillbirths (n[%])

29 [10.6%]

1 [1.7%]

0.029

Live births (n[%])

245 [89.4%]

59 [98.3%]

0.029

Birth weight (kg)

2.21 ± 0.99

3.01 ± 0.63

0.000

NICU admission (n[%])

141 [57.6%]

10 [16.9%]

0.000

1-min Apgar score

10 (8–10)

10 (10–10)

< 0.001

5-min Apgar score

10 (9–10)

10 (10–10)

< 0.001

1-min Apgar score < 7

35 [14.3%]

0

0.002

5-min Apgar score < 7

9 [3.7%]

0

0.214

Duration of neonatology stay (days)

29 (9–55)

9 (5.75-19)

0.017

Neonate death

14 [5.7%]

0

0.08