"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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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cervical Ripening" by people in Profiles.
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Six versus twelve hours of single-balloon catheter placement with oxytocin administration for labor induction: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 06; 224(6):611.e1-611.e8.
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Patient Satisfaction with Outpatient Cervical Ripening in Parous Women. Am J Perinatol. 2021 08; 38(S 01):e71-e76.
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Controlled Release Dinoprostone Insert and Foley Compared to Foley Alone: A Randomized Pilot Trial. Am J Perinatol. 2021 08; 38(S 01):e57-e63.
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Using Cervical Dilation to Predict Labor Onset: A Tool for Elective Labor Induction Counseling. Am J Perinatol. 2019 12; 36(14):1485-1491.
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Outpatient Foley Catheter for Induction of Labor in Parous Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2018 07; 132(1):94-101.
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The role of prostaglandins E1 and E2, dinoprostone, and misoprostol in cervical ripening and the induction of labor: a mechanistic approach. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2017 Aug; 296(2):167-179.
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The recruitment and activation of leukocytes into the immune cervix: further support that cervical remodeling involves an immune and inflammatory mechanism. Biol Reprod. 2012 Nov; 87(5):107.
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Preinduction cervical assessment. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Sep; 49(3):564-72.