The cervical examination on admission was 1 cm dilated, 50% effaced, medium consistency and posterior, −3 station, vertex presentation, equivalent to a Bishop score of 3, with membranes intact.

In some situations, a doctor may recommend inducing labor to prevent complications for the person giving birth and the baby. Procedures for inducing labor include cervical ripening, amniotomy ...

Suction aspiration, or "vacuum curettage," is the abortion technique used in most first trimester abortions. A powerful suction tube with a sharp cutting edge is inserted into the womb through the ...

The Friedman curve, the gold standard for rates of cervical dilation and fetal descent during active labor, was developed almost 50 years ago. To define a modern curve for normal labor, these ...

Soften My Cervix Naturally The cervix is the opening in the lower part of the uterus that opens and closes as needed in the different stages of women’s cycles. It opens during ovulation to allow the ...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of the Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik will undergo a medical procedure for cervical arthritis at a private hospital in Mumbai June 22. According to the BJD chief, his ...

As the spring calving season approaches, an increased understanding of the parturition process is helpful. The more we understand about the physiology of the process, the more likely we are to make ...