Pregnancy is a journey filled with milestones, from the first heartbeat to the anatomy scan. During these check-ups, your doctor may mention "cervical length." While it might sound like just another ...

During pregnancy, what's the significance of cervical length? Cervical length refers to the length of the lower end of the uterus. During pregnancy, the length of the cervix might shorten too soon, ...

We've known for years that a short cervix is a risk factor for a preterm delivery. Now we have an easy way to measure and correct this issue. My patient was 22 years old and midway through her first ...

May 28, 2010 (San Francisco, California) — A new disposable measuring probe called CerviLenz, designed to measure vaginal cervical length, is as effective as fetal fibronectin in assessing risk for ...

Physiological and biochemical studies suggest that normal parturition at term is dependent on programmed development of the uterus in early pregnancy. It is recognized that a short cervix in ...

We studied the Bishop score, cervical length and parity in 196 pregnant women in the prediction of successful vaginal delivery within 24 h of induction. Logistic regression and segmentation analysis ...

Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal and infant death and of disability among survivors. It is unclear whether a pessary inserted around the cervix reduces the risk of preterm singleton ...