A prospective British ultrasound study has reported an eightfold increase in the risk for cervical scarring in mothers who have cesarean delivery (CD) during advanced labor. Postnatal ultrasound ...

Cervical length measurement during the first trimester may help identify twin pregnancies at risk for preterm birth before 34 weeks of gestation.

Induction of labor is a routinely applied obstetric intervention designed to stimulate uterine contractions when delaying delivery poses a risk to maternal or neonatal health. A range of cervical ...

Women who have Caesarean births at an advanced stage of labour are about eight times more likely to develop scars in the womb which are known to increase the likelihood of premature births in future ...

The muscles of your uterus contract, pulling up the cervix and causing it to gradually open up (dilate). At the same time, your baby's head slowly moves down into the pelvis, pressing on the cervix ...

Compared with expectant management, inducing labor at 39 weeks’ gestation may be cost-effective for nulliparas with unfavorable cervical exams, according to data published in the American Journal of ...

At 9 centimetres, the cervix is almost, but not fully, open. The small remaining edge, called the cervical rim, can slow progress even as contractions intensify. This fleeting stage challenges both ...

This Jan, a 34-year-old woman pregnant with IVF-conceived twins was brought to our hospital in New Delhi with severe ...

From the Obstetrical and Gynecological Department of the Boston City Hospital. Condensation of a paper read at a meeting of the Boston Obstetrical Society, November 22, 1938, on "A Plea for ...

Every woman's labour experience is unique. Labour is the natural process by which your body delivers your baby. It's a beautifully orchestrated sequence of events involving powerful muscle ...