We've known for years that a short cervix is a risk factor for a preterm delivery. Now we have an easy way to measure and correct this issue. My patient was 22 years old and midway through her first ...

To determine whether further cervical length shortening by transvaginal ultrasonography in asymptomatic high-risk women with a short cervical length adds additional predictive value for spontaneous ...

To evaluate whether the racial and socioeconomic disparities are present in adverse cervical parameters, and, if so, when such disparities develop. A prospective cohort study was conducted. 175 women ...

An international team of researchers has conducted a proof-of-concept study that raises the possibility of using ultrasound techniques to detect cervical stiffness changes that indicate an increased ...

A new presentation at the 178th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America in San Diego will report on ultrasound as used in pregnancy, especially with respect to the comparison of two sets of data ...

There are two main changes to the cervix in early pregnancy. The cervix is the entrance to your womb and sits between your vagina and uterus. It feels like a round donut or ball high inside your ...

How much thought do you really give to your cervix, the cylinder-shaped piece of tissue that connects the vagina with the uterus? When you're pregnant, your cervix takes center stage, opening up and ...