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Safety and efficacy of double-balloon catheter for cervical ripening: a Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Various methods are used for cervical ripening during the induction of labor. Mechanical and pharmacological methods are commonly used for cervical ripening.
Ge Zhao, Guang Song, Jing Liu
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Comparison of primiparous womenʼs childbirth experience in labor induction with cervical ripening by balloon catheter or oral misoprostol – a prospective study using a validated childbirth experience questionnaire (CEQ) and visual analogue scale (VAS)

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2022
Introduction Primiparity and labor induction, especially when cervical ripening is required, are risk factors for a negative childbirth experience.
Katariina Place, Heidi Kruit, Leena Rahkonen   +2 more
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The mitochondrial elongation factor LeEF-Tsmt is regulated during tomato fruit ripening and upon wounding and ethylene treatment [PDF]

, 2006
A gene encoding an elongation factor LeEF-Tsmt that participates in the protein synthesis process in mitochondria shows strong expression in ripening fruit as compared to other organs.
Latché, Alain, Pech, Jean-Claude, Jaimes Miranda, Fabiola, Zouine, Mohamed, Girardi, Cesar Luis, Bermudez, Kalina, Bernadac, Anne, Chaves, Ana, Bouzayen, Mondher   +8 more
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Characteristic impairment of progesterone response in cultured cervical fibroblasts obtained from patients with refractory cervical insufficiency

Scientific Reports, 2023
Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of neonatal mortality, and reducing the PTB rate is one of the most critical issues in perinatal medicine. Cervical insufficiency (CI), a major cause of PTB, is characterised by premature cervical ripening in the ...
Yosuke Sugita, Yoshimitsu Kuwabara, Akira Katayama, Shigeru Matsuda, Ichiro Manabe, Shunji Suzuki, Yumiko Oishi   +6 more
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Prostaglandin: cervical ripening in hypertensive pregnancies.

, 2003
Background. To determine the outcome of cervical ripening with intracervical prostaglan- din E2 (PEG2) in hypertensive and non-hypertensive high-risk pregnancies in terms of successful ripening, mode of delivery, time intercorring between ripening and ...
Di Simone, Nicoletta, Ferrazzani, Sergio, De Carolis, Sara, De Santis, Marco, Carducci, Brigida, Caruso, Alessandro   +5 more
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Oxytocin versus prostaglandins for labour Induction of women with an unfavourable cervix after 24 hours of cervical ripening (OPIC): protocol for an open multicentre randomised non-inferiority trial

BMJ Open, 2023
Introduction It remains uncertain whether the most appropriate management for women with an unfavourable cervix after 24 hours of cervical ripening is repeating the ripening procedure or proceeding directly to induction by oxytocin. No adequately powered
Norbert Winer, Franck Perrotin, Solène Brunet-Houdard, Loïc Sentilhes, Denis Gallot, Thiphaine Barjat, Caroline Diguisto, Amélie Le Gouge, Guillaume Legendre, Raoul Desbriere, Marion De Berti, Fanny Monmousseau, Aude Girault, Jordan Pozzi, Bertrand Gachon   +14 more
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Vaginal Isosorbide Mononitrate and Misoprostol for Induction of Cervical Ripening Prior to 1st Trimester Surgical Evacuation of Retained Products of Conception

Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2010
Background: To compare the effect of vaginal isosorbide mononitrate with misoprostol for cervical ripening in women with first trimester missed abortion before surgical evacuation of uterus. Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, hundred patients,
Uzma Shafique
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Effect of Castor Oil on Cervical Ripening and Labor Induction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Pharmacopuncture, 2022
Objectives: Post-term pregnancy is a condition associated with increased maternal and fetal complications. Administration of castor oil causes cervical stimulation by increasing the production of prostaglandins.
Maryam Moradi, Azin Niazi, Ehsan Mazloumi, Violeta Lopez   +3 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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Factors associated with insufficient cervical ripening in a controlled-release dinoprostone vaginal delivery system: A single perinatal center retrospective study

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the factors associated with insufficient cervical ripening in a controlled-release dinoprostone vaginal delivery system (Propess). Materials and methods: This retrospective cohort study included 103 pregnant
Ayako Takizawa, Youhei Tsunoda, Takashi Matsushima, Shunji Suzuki   +3 more
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