Laminaria: a rod made of kelp (seaweed) that when placed in the cervical canal absorbs moisture, swells, and gradually dilates the cervix. Used to help induce labor.
Safety of late second-trimester pregnancy termination by laminaria dilatation and evacuation in patients with previous multiple cesarean sections.
Am J Obstet Gynecol, 201(2): 154.e1-5. [Abstract] [Full-text] ...
Early fetal demise may be managed with laminaria insertion followed by dilatation and extraction.
The doctor inserted Laminaria and by the time I was admitted the next morning I was already dialated to 3 centimeters with only a minimal amount of cramping the night before.
 See also: Menstrual period, Induce, Induction, Cesarean, Prenatal
  
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