Cervical Incompetence
Cervical incompetence is an important, but undoubtedly over-diagnosed, condition. In 1658, Grant gave quite an elegant description: ...
What is cervical incompetence?
Cervical incompetence occurs when an abnormally weak cervix painlessly dilates, leading to rupture of the membranes and delivery of a fetus that's usually too small to survive.
Cervical incompetence
Inability of the cervix to remain closed during pregnancy. The properly functioning cervix will be tightly closed until labor to keep the fetus safely inside the uterus.
cervical incompetence - A cervix that is inherently weak and painlessly dilates in the midtrimester followed by breaking of the water and loss of the baby.
cervical incompetence -- a condition where a woman's cervix, or opening between the uterus and vaginal tract, is not strong enough to remain closed during pregnancy.
Cervical incompetence:
In some women the cervix, the opening to the womb, will shorten and open too soon and labour will spontaneously follow.
Cervical incompetence - A condition in which the cervix begins to open before the pregnancy has come to term; a cause of miscarriage and preterm labor in the second and third trimesters ...
cervical incompetence
The condition in which the cervix, under pressure from the growing uterus, painlessly opens before a pregnancy has reached full term.
Cervical Incompetence - Term for the condition in which the cervix begins to open before the baby is full term.
Cervical Mucus - The mucus lining of the cervix.
Cervix - The narrow outer end of the uterus.
See cervical incompetence
Induction of labor
Stimulation of uterine contractions before the spontaneous onset of labor in order to achieve a vaginal delivery.
cervical incompetence (inability of the cervix to stay closed during pregnancy)
previous preterm birth
Factors involving the pregnancy: ...
Sometimes, light bleeding from the cervix can be a sign of cervical incompetence. This occurs when the cervix opens spontaneously and leads to preterm delivery.
There are many reasons for this, including abruptio placenta (separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus), cervical incompetence, ectopic pregnancy (implantation of the fertilized egg outside the uterine cavity, ...
You have cervical weakness (also called cervical incompetence).
You are pregnant with three or more babies.
You have serious heart or lung disease.
A Stitch in the Cervix...
Placenta Previa & Cerclage
Cervical Incompetence & Preterm Delivery
Uterine Fibroids
Blastocyst Implantation, Uterine Bleeding, and Preterm Delivery Biochemical Marker
Placenta Previa ...
For a few women, light bleeding is a sign of cervical insufficiency (CI), also known as cervical incompetence, in which the cervix opens without warning. This can result in preterm labor and delivery.
Infections
Smoking or poor diet
A multiple pregnancy, for example twins
Cervical incompetence
Life-threatening conditions such as pre-eclampsia ...
You're at risk of preterm labor
You have unexplained vaginal bleeding
You're leaking amniotic fluid
Your cervix begins to open prematurely (cervical incompetence)
Your placenta partly or completely covers your cervical opening (placenta previa) ...
It is believed that cervical incompetence is the cause of 20 - 25 % of all second trimester losses. This incompetence generally shows up in the early part of the second trimester, but possibly as late as the early third trimester.
Pre-eclampsia
Multiple pregnancy
Antenatal haemorrhage
Illness in the mother, such as diabetes, high blood pressure or heart disease
Cervical incompetence
Foetal abnormalities or death ...
An "insufficient" cervix is a weakened cervix that predisposes a woman to mid-term miscarriage or early (premature) delivery. This has also been called cervical incompetence.
- unexplained vaginal bleeding
- amniotic fluid leakage
- cervical incompetence, when the cervix begins to open prematurely
- placenta previa (placenta cover the cervical opening, whether partly or completely) ...
As the March of Dimes notes, doctors may recommend that women who have high-risk pregnancies, unexplained vaginal bleeding or discharge, cervical incompetence or placenta previa, or who are leaking amniotic fluid, avoid sexual intercourse.
 See also: Pregnancy, Cervix, Pregnant, Trimester, Vagina
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