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Cervical effacement

Known as: cervix effacement, effacement cervical 
A shortening and thinning of cervix due to the action of uterine contractions during active labor to allow for fetal descent.
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2016
2016
Pregnancy outcomes after failed cervical ripening with prostaglandin E2 followed by Foley balloon catheter
Abstract Objective: To study pregnancy outcomes of cervical ripening with Foley catheter, in women who failed to respond to… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Hospitalisation and bed rest for multiple pregnancy.
BACKGROUND Bed rest used to be widely advised for women with a multiple pregnancy. OBJECTIVES The objective was to assess the… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Controversies in diagnosis of preterm labour
Despite scientific advances, efforts to prevent preterm birth can be disappointing. Obstetric care must focus on strategies to… 
1998
1998
Early cervical length, preterm prelabor and gestational age at delivery. Is there a relationship?
OBJECTIVE To measure early cervical length by transvaginal ultrasound in the late first trimester, to examine its relationship to… 
1994
1994
Changes in cervical electromyographic activity and their correlation with the cervical response to myometrial activity during labour.
1990
1990
Awaiting cervical change for the diagnosis of preterm labor does not compromise the efficacy of ritodrine tocolysis.
1990
1990
Translabial ultrasound of the third‐trimester uterine cervix. Correlation with digital examination.
This prospective blinded study compared translabial ultrasound (TLU) and digital palpation of the cervix among women whose cervix… 
1984
1984
Perinatal outcome following prior delivery in the late second or early third trimester.
1981
1981
Risk:benefit considerations for the use of isoxsuprine in the treatment of premature labor.
Seventy patients treated with isoxsuprine for premature labor were studied. In patients with intact membranes prolongation of… 
1959
1959
Incompetent os of the cervix as a cause of fetal loss.
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