Cervical Ripening

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).

Year introduced: 1999

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Tree Number(s): G08.686.784.769.326.100

MeSH Unique ID: D020070

Entry Terms:

• Cervical Ripenings
• Ripening, Cervical
• Ripenings, Cervical

Previous Indexing:

• Cervix Uteri (1976-1998)

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena
Reproduction
Pregnancy
Labor, Obstetric
Cervical Ripening