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Introduction Cervical incompetence occurs in approximately 0.1–1% of all pregnancies. The condition is described where the cervix is unable to retain the contents of the uterus and arises when the volume or pressure within the uterine cavity increases beyond that…
‘The usual period of a woman’s going with child is nine calendar months; but there is very commonly a difference of one, two or three weeks. A child may be born alive at any time from three months: but we…
‘When the child is grown big and the mother cannot continue to provide him with enough nourishment, he becomes agitated, breaks through the membranes, and incontinently passes out into the external world free from any bonds’ Hippocrates, On Generation, 4th…