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  2. What is an 'incompetent cervix?' Why experts want women to ...

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    Rankins says cervical insufficiency happens when there's painless dilation, or opening, of the cervix, typically in the second trimester of pregnancy, or during weeks 13 through 28.

  3. Cervical dilation - Wikipedia

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    Cervical dilation may be induced mechanically by placing devices inside the cervix that will expand while in place. A balloon catheter may be used. Other products include osmotic dilators , such as laminaria stick (made of dried seaweed) or synthetic hygroscopic materials, which expand when placed in a moist environment.

  4. Vaginal delivery - Wikipedia

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    A spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD) occurs when a pregnant woman goes into labor without the use of drugs or techniques to induce labor and delivers their baby without forceps, vacuum extraction, or a cesarean section. [1] An induced vaginal delivery is a delivery involving labor induction, where drugs or manual techniques are used to initiate ...

  5. Labor induction - Wikipedia

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    Labor induction is the process or treatment that stimulates childbirth and delivery. Inducing (starting) labor can be accomplished with pharmaceutical or non-pharmaceutical methods. In Western countries, it is estimated that one-quarter of pregnant women have their labor medically induced with drug treatment. [1]

  6. Can you induce labor at home? 7 common myths about kick ... - AOL

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    Yahoo Life asked doctors to weigh in on natural ways for pregnant women to start labor and whether they're fact or myth. Can you induce labor at home? 7 common myths about kick-starting labor, and ...

  7. Dilation and evacuation - Wikipedia

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    Dilation and evacuation can be offered for the management of second trimester miscarriage if skilled providers are available. [6] Some women choose D&E over labor induction for a second trimester loss because it can be a scheduled surgical procedure, offering predictability over labor induction, or because they find it emotionally easier than undergoing labor and delivery.

  8. Childbirth - Wikipedia

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    Many women are known to experience what has been termed the "nesting instinct". Women report a spurt of energy shortly before going into labour. [38] Common signs that labour is about to begin may include what is known as lightening, which is the process of the baby moving down from the rib cage with the head of the baby engaging deep in the ...

  9. Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are ...

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    Broward Health Coral Springs’ obstetrics medical director told an investigator that inducing labor for anyone who presents with pre-viable premature rupture of membranes is "the standard of care ...