"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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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 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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Bender WR, Mccoy JA, Levine LD. Oxytocin vs oral misoprostol for PROM induction in nulliparas with unfavorable cervix: a randomized trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2024 08; 6(8):101414.
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Al-Hafez L, Khanuja K, Mendez-Figueroa H, Al-Kouatly HB, Mascio DD, Chauhan SP, Berghella V. Misoprostol with balloon vs oxytocin with balloon in high-risk pregnancy induction: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2023 12; 5(12):101175.
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Sanchez-Ramos L, Levine LD, Sciscione AC, Mozurkewich EL, Ramsey PS, Adair CD, Kaunitz AM, McKinney JA. Methods for the induction of labor: efficacy and safety. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 03; 230(3S):S669-S695.
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Gomez Slagle HB, Fonge YN, Caplan R, Pfeuti CK, Sciscione AC, Hoffman MK. Early vs expectant artificial rupture of membranes following Foley catheter ripening: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 05; 226(5):724.e1-724.e9.
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Pierce-Williams R, Lesser H, Saccone G, Harper L, Chen V, Sciscione A, Kuper S, Subramaniam A, Ehsanipoor R, Berghella V. Outpatient Cervical Ripening with Balloon Catheters: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol. 2022 02 01; 139(2):255-268.
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Gulersen M, Zottola C, Li X, Krantz D, DiSturco M, Bornstein E. Chorioamnionitis after premature rupture of membranes in nulliparas undergoing labor induction: prostaglandin E2 vs. oxytocin. J Perinat Med. 2021 Nov 25; 49(9):1058-1063.
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Achenbach AE, Singh S, Jackson B, Caveglia SJ, Berghella V, Seligman NS. Cervical ripening with laminaria tents prior to second trimester induction of labor. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 Dec; 35(25):5807-5812.
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Gagnon J, Corlin T, Berghella V, Hoffman MK, Sciscione A, Marie PS, Schoen CN. Intracervical Foley catheter with and without oxytocin for labor induction with Bishop score =3: a secondary analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2021 07; 3(4):100350.
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Gomez HB, Hoffman MK, Caplan R, Ruhstaller K, Young MHH, Sciscione AC. Buccal vs vaginal misoprostol combined with Foley catheter for cervical ripening at term (the BEGIN trial): a randomized controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 05; 224(5):524.e1-524.e8.
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Berghella V, Bellussi F, Schoen CN. Evidence-based labor management: induction of labor (part 2). Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2020 08; 2(3):100136.