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Signaling Pathways Regulating Human Cervical Ripening in Preterm and Term Delivery [PDF]

Cells, 2022
At the end of gestation, the cervical tissue changes profoundly. As a result of these changes, the uterine cervix becomes soft and vulnerable to dilation. The process occurring in the cervical tissue can be described as cervical ripening. The ripening is
Maciej W. Socha, Wojciech Flis, Miłosz Pietrus, Mateusz Wartęga, Martyna Stankiewicz   +4 more
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Clinicians' perspectives and experiences of providing cervical ripening at home or in-hospital in the United Kingdom. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2023
Induction of labour, or starting labour artificially, is offered when the risks of continuing pregnancy are believed to outweigh the risks of the baby being born.
Cassandra Yuill, Mairi Harkness, Chlorice Wallace, Helen Cheyne, Mairead Black, Neena Modi, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Julia Sanders, Sarah J Stock, Christine McCourt   +9 more
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Women and birth partners’ experiences of cervical ripening at home and in hospital [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background In the United Kingdom, induction of labour rates are rapidly rising, and around a third of pregnant women undergo the procedure. The first stage, cervical ripening, traditionally carried out in hospital, is increasingly offered outpatient – or
Cassandra Yuill, Mairi Harkness, Helen Cheyne, Boo Charkin, Monica Ferreira, Eloise Price, Amarnath Bhide, Mairead Black, Kathleen Boyd, Neelam Heera-Shergill, Neena Modi, John Norrie, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Julia Sanders, Sarah J. Stock, Rosemary Townsend, Linda J. Williams, Christine McCourt   +17 more
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Cervical Ripening in The Netherlands: A Survey [PDF]

Obstetrics and Gynecology International, 2013
Objective. We aim to investigate methods and use of cervical ripening in women without and with a prior cesarean delivery in The Netherlands. Methods. In 2010, we conducted a postal survey in all Dutch hospitals with a labor ward.
Claartje M. A. Huisman, Marta Jozwiak, Jan Willem de Leeuw, Ben Willem Mol, Kitty W. M. Bloemenkamp   +4 more
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Women satisfaction on choosing the cervical ripening method: Oral misoprostol versus balloon catheter [PDF]

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X, 2023
Objective: Induction of labor concerns about 29 % of women in Unites States and 33 % in Europe. Among the various methods for cervical ripening, the efficacy and safety profiles of oral misoprostol and balloon catheter are comparable, but data in the ...
Emeline Flament, Pauline Blanc-Petitjean, Antoine Koch, Philippe Deruelle, Camille Le Ray, Nicolas Sananès   +5 more
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Effect of Acupressure on Cervical Ripening [PDF]

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, 2015
Cervical ripening is one of the main stages of initiation labor. Acupressure in Chinese medicine is considered as an invasive technique, which through reliving oxytocin ripens the cervix. Acupoint Sanyinjiao (SP6) was selected in this study because it is the acupoint selected in gynecology and it is easy for women to locate and apply pressure without ...
Shahnaz Torkzahrani, Khadighe Ghobadi, Reza Heshmat, Nezhat Shakeri, katayoun jalali aria   +4 more
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Comparison of outpatient with inpatient mifepristone usage for cervical ripening: A randomised controlled trial [PDF]

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X, 2023
Purpose: The efficacy and safety of using mifepristone for the preinduction/induction of labour (IOL) as the only method or in combination with others has been confirmed in observational and randomised trials.
O. Baev, A. Karapetian, D. Babich, G. Sukhikh   +3 more
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Cervical ripening at home or in hospital during induction of labour: the CHOICE prospective cohort study, process evaluation and economic analysis

Health Technology Assessment
Background Around one in three pregnant women undergoes induction of labour in the United Kingdom, usually preceded by in-hospital cervical ripening to soften and open the cervix.
Mairead Black, Cassandra Yuill, Mairi Harkness, Sayem Ahmed, Linda Williams, Kathleen A Boyd, Maggie Reid, Amar Bhide, Neelam Heera, Jane Huddleston, Neena Modi, John Norrie, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Julia Sanders, Gordon C S Smith, Rosemary Townsend, Helen Cheyne, Christine McCourt, Sarah Stock   +18 more
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Double Balloon Combined with Oxytocin in Labor Induction: Analysis of Multivariate Factors Affecting the Efficacy of Cervical Ripening [PDF]

International Journal of Women's Health
Xian-Lin Wu,1,2,* Hong-Yan Liu,1,* Qiu-Hong Xiang,1 Zhuan Yin,3 Rong Zhou,1 Ye-Juan Wang,1 Bi-Yu Zhou,1 Fang Wang,1 Min Zhao,1 Mei Chen1 1Department of Obstetrics, Changsha Hospital for Maternal & Child Health Care Affiliated to Hunan Normal ...
Wu XL, Liu HY, Xiang QH, Yin Z, Zhou R, Wang YJ, Zhou BY, Wang F, Zhao M, Chen M   +9 more
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Effect of early amniotomy on delivery outcome with/without cervical ripening: A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
Background: Although shorter labors are the benefits of Early Amniotomy (EA), it may lead to risks such as non-reassuring fetal testing and cesarean delivery. Also, the effect of cervical ripening to induce labor before amniotomy is unknown.
Banafsheh Mohammadi Zeidi, Ommolbanin Zare, Azadeh Kiapour   +2 more
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