RESUMO
Premature labour is a frequent situation,it complicates about 6% of births, with increasing perinatal morbidity and mortality.The purpose of this study is to analyse the place of the ultrasound of the cervix in the coverage of a premature labour and the evaluation of the severity of the premature labour being able to have therapeutic implications. It is about a prospective study 56 patients presenting a premature labour between 28 and 34 weeks realized in the service of maternity in Mongi Slim hospital of Marsa for a period of 12 months going from January 2006 till January 2007. In our study 56 patients presented an ultrasonographic cervical length