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 ...

No literature exists proving cervical dilation occurs with menses. Moreover, the expulsion rate and rates of discontinuation for bleeding, pain, and pregnancy are lower if insertions are performed ...

Parturition or “calving” is generally considered to occur in three stages. Stage 1: The first stage of parturition is dilation of the cervix. The normal cervix is tightly closed right up until the ...

There’s a very small risk of scar tissue developing in the cervix or uterus after a dilation and curettage procedure is performed for: Elective termination of pregnancy Missed or incomplete ...

Most of the 181 people on board are presumably dead, making it one of the worst aviation disasters to hit South Korea. Singh, who died aged 92, cremated in funeral with full military honours as ...

Iain Cameron said: "Just outside Ballachulish, the last of the evening sun catching the peaks." A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 27 December and 3 January. Send your photos ...

Esophageal dilation is a treatment to help stretch, or dilate, abnormal narrowings found in the esophagus. These narrowings are called strictures and can occur from a variety of health problems. They ...