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  2. Cervical dilation - Wikipedia

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    1.1 Symptoms. 1.2 Induced dilation in childbirth. 2 In abortion care. 3 In hysteroscopy. 4 References. ... The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth, details how ...

  3. Rupture of membranes - Wikipedia

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    Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is when water breaks both before the onset of labor and before the pregnancy's 37 week gestation. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In the United States, more than 120,000 pregnancies per year are affected by a premature rupture of membranes, which is the cause of about one third of preterm deliveries .

  4. Childbirth - Wikipedia

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    In the US, the definition of active labour was changed from 3 to 4 cm, to 5 cm of cervical dilation for multiparous women, mothers who had given birth previously, and at 6 cm for nulliparous women, those who had not given birth before. [45] This was done in an effort to increase the rates of vaginal delivery. [46]

  5. Prelabor rupture of membranes - Wikipedia

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    PROM occurring before 37 weeks (PPROM) is one of the leading causes of preterm birth. Thirty to 35% of all preterm births are caused by PPROM. [ 10 ] This puts the fetus at risk for the many complications associated with prematurity such as respiratory distress, brain bleeds, infection, necrotizing enterocolitis (death of the fetal bowels ...

  6. Cervix - Wikipedia

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    [35] [36] The second phase of labor begins when the cervix has dilated to 10 cm (4 in), which is regarded as its fullest dilation, [31] and is when active pushing and contractions push the baby along the birth canal leading to the birth of the baby. [34]

  7. Keira Knightley Reveals the Unusual Reason She Doesn ... - AOL

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    Keira Knightley’s number one reason for having no more kids isn’t the pain of childbirth or the endless nights of disrupted sleep.. On Monday, Dec. 9. the actress, 39, gushed about her two ...

  8. Emergency childbirth - Wikipedia

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    The latent stage, when the cervix is dilated less than 3–5 cm along with regular contractions, can last as long as 20 hours without being considered prolonged. The active stage, when regular contractions are accompanied with dilation greater than 3–5 cm, can also be significantly long, with anything less than 11.7 hours being considered ...

  9. A standoff between BlackRock and the FDIC is dragging into ...

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    A clash between BlackRock and the FDIC over the money manager’s holdings of US banks will play out in the waning days of President Joe Biden’s administration.