At 9 centimetres, the cervix is almost, but not fully, open. The small remaining edge, called the cervical rim, can slow progress even as contractions intensify. This fleeting stage challenges both ...

Women who undergo balloon cervical ripening at home spend less time in the labor and delivery unit and have fewer cesarean deliveries than those who have the induction procedure in a hospital, ...

Losing the mucus plug can trick you into thinking that your labour is about to begin, but it is not always the case. You may lose the plug days or even weeks before your labour starts. This blog ...

We studied the Bishop score, cervical length and parity in 196 pregnant women in the prediction of successful vaginal delivery within 24 h of induction. Logistic regression and segmentation analysis ...

If labor doesn’t start on its own, doctors and midwives can use different techniques to get it started so you can give birth. This is called inducing labor, and there are different reasons for doing ...

You may be asked to go to hospital so you and the baby can be checked. The early signs of labour can be hard to pick up on, especially if you’ve been dealing with Braxton Hicks contractions for months ...

Labor may be defined as the physiological process of giving birth. It includes the delivery of the fetus and the placenta, and is often preceded by signs and symptoms such as: These symptoms often ...

Birth is a natural process, and for many women, it goes according to plan. But when a baby is overdue or complications arise for mother or baby, the woman may need to consider being induced, which ...