Possibili eziologie del parto pretermine spontaneo - Associazione ...
Possibili eziologie del parto pretermine spontaneo - Associazione ...
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Cervical Remo<strong>del</strong>ing During Pregnancy<br />
Weeks of Gestation<br />
12 16 18 22 26 28 32 36<br />
Cervical softening<br />
Begins in the first trimester<br />
Slow and incremental<br />
process<br />
↑ compliance<br />
= competence<br />
Labor<br />
Ripening Dilatation Repair<br />
Begins weeks or days preceding birth<br />
More accelerated phase<br />
Maximal loss of tissue compliance<br />
and integrity<br />
Word RA, Li XH Preterm Birth Mechanisms, Mediators, Prediction Prevention and Intervention; Informa UK Ltd:2007