One of the commonly recognized pathways leading to spontaneous preterm birth is cervical incompetence. 6 Cervical incompetence that accounts for 8 to 9% of preterm births may result from congenital ...

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, ...

To compare time to delivery between two induction procedures. The Foley balloon is a mechanical method for cervical ripening. However, the device may also result in endogenous prostaglandin release ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cook Medical’s Cervical Ripening Balloon will now be available with a guiding stylet that offers added stiffness to facilitate placement when conditions for ...

SAN FRANCISCO — When labor is induced with a Foley catheter balloon, women deliver, on average, 10 hours sooner than when it is induced with a Cook Cervical Ripening Balloon, a new retrospective study ...

Near the end of the third trimester, a woman's cervix will soften in order to begin the process of effacing (thinning and stretching) and dilating (opening up). An open cervix allows the baby to pass ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This was a prospective study involving 85 patients admitted for induction of labour with unfavourable cervix at Usman Danfodiyo University ...

3.1 Insertion of a double balloon catheter for induction of labour at term in pregnant women aims to facilitate induction through causing dilation of the cervix when the cervix is unfavourable for ...

The Global Disposable Cervical Dilation Balloon Catheters Market was valued at US$ 31 million in 2024 and is projected to reach US$ 49 million by 2029, at a CAGR of 6.7% during the forecast period.

Evidence-based recommendations on insertion of a double balloon catheter for induction of labour in pregnant women without previous caesarean section. The catheter aims to help induction by causing ...