The Friedman curve, the gold standard for rates of cervical dilation and fetal descent during active labor, was developed almost 50 years ago. To define a modern curve for normal labor ...

If you've seen movies that feature childbirth, you can probably recall when the actor playing the doctor says, "They're 10 ...

Dilatation and Curettage (D&C) involves a gradual dilatation of the cervix to facilitate the curetting of the uterine cavity. The actual procedure is done in a sterile environment such as an ...

Contractions and dilation (opening) of the cervix before 37 weeks of pregnancy are considered preterm, or premature, labor. A normal pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks after the first day of the last ...

which involves dilating the cervix and curetting the uterine contents. Dilatation and curettage, also called as D&C, is a common surgical procedure done on women to scrape and collect the tissue ...

[18] Our findings of association between the clinical conditions dilatation of cervix, descent of fetal head and fetal head-to-cervix contact and dystocia may have significant clinical implications.

In a randomized controlled trial comparing misoprostol to a synthetic osmotic dilator (Dilapan-S), results showed that misoprostol was less effective in achieving adequate cervical dilation.

Keith Eddleman, MD (cont.) At that point, you know, depending upon where your cervix is starting out. If it's starting out a little dilated or if it started out closed, you go through the early ...