In Vivo Evaluation of Cervical Stiffness Evolution during Induced Ripening Using Shear Wave Elastography, Histology and 2 Photon Excitation Microscopy: Insight from an Animal Model.

Prematurity affects 11% of the births and is the main cause of infant mortality. On the opposite case, the failure of induction of parturition in the case of delayed spontaneous birth is associated with fetal suffering. Both conditions are associated with precocious and/or delayed cervical ripening....

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Main Authors: Laura Peralta, Eve Mourier, Christophe Richard, Gilles Charpigny, Thibaut Larcher, Dora Aït-Belkacem, Naveen K Balla, Sophie Brasselet, Mickael Tanter, Marie Muller, Pascale Chavatte-Palmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133377