Near the end of the third trimester, a woman's cervix will soften in order to begin the process of effacing (thinning and stretching) and dilating (opening up). An open cervix allows the baby to pass ...

One of the commonly recognized pathways leading to spontaneous preterm birth is cervical incompetence. 6 Cervical incompetence that accounts for 8 to 9% of preterm births may result from congenital ...

April 30, 2003 (New Orleans) -- Results of a retrospective analysis of charts from 1,268 multiparous women indicate that elective induction with preinduction cervical ripening significantly increases ...

Cervical ripening that instigates preterm labor is distinct from what happens at the onset of normal term labor, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. Cervical ripening that ...

H.L. is a 25-year-old woman, gravida 2 para 1-0-0-0 admitted to the birth unit at 38 and 6/7 weeks' gestation for induction of labor because of an obstetric history of a previous intrauterine fetal ...

While prior research and analysis have evaluated methods of outpatient labor induction (also known as cervical ripening), the specific approach with the highest efficacy and safety remains uncertain.

Propess (dinoprostone) from Ferring Pharmaceuticals has achieved approval from the Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan, making it the first pharmacological treatment for cervical ...

Methods for Cervical Ripening and Induction of Labor - (http://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0515/p2123.html) Labor induction - (http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that cervical ripening that instigates preterm labor is distinct from what happens at the onset of normal term labor Researchers at UT ...