It moves forward (anterior) as labor approaches ... The shortened Bishop score considers only dilation, effacement, and station, and each is worth 0 to 3 points (rated the same as the original ...

Cervical effacement and dilation: The cervix begins to soften, thin (efface), and dilate in the later stages of pregnancy, ...

and desired a natural birth without intervention. On admission, her initial cervical examination was 2 to 3 cm, 100% effacement, −1 station, and membranes intact. She reported regular ...

During the second stage of labor, our healthcare providers focused on assessing complete cervical dilation and effacement, as well as evaluating the strength and frequency of uterine contractions and ...

NBC News' Zinhle Essamuah spoke to a man who lost his wife to childbirth complications and discussed his artwork commemorating Black women who had also passed during childbirth. IE 11 is not ...

Meghan’s experience with post-partum preeclampsia — high blood pressure that can lead to stroke, brain damage or death — would have been terrifying and humbling, as is any pregnancy-related ...

The Duchess said she had to cope with the world not knowing about her condition, but did not reveal whether the complication came after the birth of her first or second child, Archie and Lilibet ...

Hailey Okula, a nurse influencer, has died after giving birth to her first child, a son named Crew, her husband told CBS Los Angeles. They had dealt with infertility for almost two years.

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, announced the birth of their first child Saturday. "I am so grateful to my loving wife who gave birth to our healthy beautiful ...

When Tisheila Justice was pregnant with her twins 11 years ago, an idyllic birth plan that started in a birth center ended in a high-risk hospital delivery with long-term trauma. “At 35 weeks ...

Shohei Ohtani is officially a dad. The Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way superstar announced the birth of his first child, a daughter, in a social media post Saturday. Ohtani welcomed his daughter with ...

The UGR researcher points out that the healthcare provided by midwives favours normal childbirth (eutocia) and reduces the need for medical intervention. Midwives are also able to reduce the ...