Background
PTB, Infection
PRETERM BIRTH, DISEASE, CERVICAL INCOMPETENCE, INFECTION
Edited by: Selvasankar Murugesan, Sidra Medicine, QatarReviewed by: Karina Corona-Cervantes, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico; Nihad Khalawe Tektook, Middle Technical University, IraqThis article was submitted to Microbiome in Health and Disease, a section of the journal Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyEvaluation of the therapeutic effects of cerclage on preterm birth (PTB) caused by cervical incompetence remains challenging. The vaginal microbiome is associated with preterm births. Thus, this study aimed to analyse the vaginal microbiota of patients with cervical incompetence, explore the relationship between the composition of the vaginal microbiota before cervical cerclage and at term delivery, and assess the effect of cervical cerclage on the vaginal microbiota.