"Cervical Ripening" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A change in the CERVIX UTERI with respect to its readiness to relax. The cervix normally becomes softer, more flexible, more distensible, and shorter in the final weeks of PREGNANCY. These cervical changes can also be chemically induced (LABOR, INDUCED).
| Descriptor ID |
D020070
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.784.769.326.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Cervical Ripening- Cervical Ripening
- Cervical Ripenings
- Ripening, Cervical
- Ripenings, Cervical
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cervical Ripening" by people in Profiles.
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Out-of-Hospital Cervical Ripening With a Synthetic Hygroscopic Cervical Dilator May Reduce Hospital Costs and Cesarean Sections in the United States-A Cost-Consequence Analysis. Front Public Health. 2021; 9:689115.
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Induction of labour during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey of impact on practice in the UK. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 Apr 19; 21(1):310.
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Early amniotomy after cervical ripening for induction of labor: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 04; 222(4):320-329.
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A randomized controlled trial of Dilapan-S vs Foley balloon for preinduction cervical ripening (DILAFOL trial). Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 03; 220(3):275.e1-275.e9.
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Is vaginal misoprostol more effective than oral misoprostol for cervical ripening in obese women? J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2020 Oct; 33(20):3476-3483.
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Minimally Invasive Treatment of Cesarean Scar and Cervical Pregnancies Using a Cervical Ripening Double Balloon Catheter: Expanding the Clinical Series. J Ultrasound Med. 2019 Mar; 38(3):785-793.
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[Cervical ripening and labor induction: Evaluation of single balloon catheter compared to double balloon catheter and dinoprostone insert]. Gynecol Obstet Fertil Senol. 2018 Jul - Aug; 46(7-8):570-574.
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Comments on manuscript: early amniotomy after dinoprostone insert used for the induction of labor. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2019 07; 32(13):2270.
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Vaginal delivery among women who underwent labor induction with vaginal dinoprostone (PGE2) insert: a retrospective study of 1656 women in China. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2019 May; 32(10):1721-1727.
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Development of a nomogram for prediction of successful membrane sweeping. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2019 May; 32(9):1401-1406.