One of the commonly recognized pathways leading to spontaneous preterm birth is cervical incompetence. 6 Cervical incompetence that accounts for 8 to 9% of preterm births may result from congenital ...

Women who undergo balloon cervical ripening at home spend less time in the labor and delivery unit and have fewer cesarean deliveries than those who have the induction procedure in a hospital, ...

SAN FRANCISCO — When labor is induced with a Foley catheter balloon, women deliver, on average, 10 hours sooner than when it is induced with a Cook Cervical Ripening Balloon, a new retrospective study ...

To compare time to delivery between two induction procedures. The Foley balloon is a mechanical method for cervical ripening. However, the device may also result in endogenous prostaglandin release ...

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) has launched the Definity™ cervical dilator, a major advancement for gynecological procedures that uses SureAccess™ balloon technology ...

Physicians can now access a wide variety of uterine cavities effortlessly with innovative SureAccess balloon technology MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) has launched ...