ArticleJournal of biomechanical engineering2017
A Parameterized Ultrasound-Based Finite Element Analysis of the Mechanical Environment of Pregnancy.
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- Longitudinal ultrasonic dimensions and parametric solid models of the gravid uterus and cervix.PloS one · 2021Trial
- A finite element model of pregnancy derived from maternal sonography: effect of uterine and cervical structural properties on cervical mechanical loading.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- The Role of Biomechanical Regulation in Physiological and Pathological Pregnancy: From Mechanotransduction to Clinical Implications.International journal of biological sciences · 2026Review
- Finite element modeling in obstetrics and gynecology: advances, applications, and challenges.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
- Effects of Fetal Position on the Loading of the Fetal Brain During the Onset of the Second Stage of Labor.Journal of biomechanical engineering · 2024Article
- Equilibrium Mechanical Properties of the Nonhuman Primate Cervix.Journal of biomechanical engineering · 2024Article
- [Prevention of Spontaneous Premature Birth With Cervical Pessary: A Single-Center Prospective Cohort Study].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2024Article
- Parametric Solid Models of the At-Term Uterus From Magnetic Resonance Images.Journal of biomechanical engineering · 2024Article
- The biomechanical evolution of the uterus and cervix and fetal growth in human pregnancy.npj women's health · 2024Article
- A finite porous-viscoelastic model capturing mechanical behavior of human cervix under multi-step spherical indentation.Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2023Article
- Bioengineering and the cervix: The past, current, and future for addressing preterm birth.Current research in physiology · 2023Review
- Roadmap on biomaterials for women's health.JPhys materials · 2023Article
- Three-dimensional anisotropic hyperelastic constitutive model describing the mechanical response of human and mouse cervix.Acta biomaterialia · 2022Article
- Tissue Engineering for Cervical Function in Pregnancy.Current opinion in biomedical engineering · 2022Article
- Heterogeneous microstructural changes of the cervix influence cervical funneling.Acta biomaterialia · 2022Article
- Mechanics of cervical remodelling: insights from rodent models of pregnancy.Interface focus · 2019Review
- On the defect tolerance of fetal membranes.Interface focus · 2019Article
- Labour and delivery: a clinician's perspective on a biomechanics problem.Interface focus · 2019Article
- Anisotropic Material Characterization of Human Cervix Tissue Based on Indentation and Inverse Finite Element Analysis.Journal of biomechanical engineering · 2019Article
- Mechanical and Biochemical Effects of Progesterone on Engineered Cervical Tissue.Tissue engineering. Part A · 2018Article
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Abstract
Preterm birth is the leading cause of childhood mortality and can lead to health risks in survivors. The mechanical functions of the uterus, fetal membranes, and cervix have dynamic roles to protect the fetus during gestation. To understand their mechanical function and relation to preterm birth, we built a three-dimensional parameterized finite element model of pregnancy. This model is generated by an automated procedure that is informed by maternal ultrasound measurements. A baseline model at 25 weeks of gestation was characterized, and to visualize the impact of cervical structural parameters on tissue stretch, we evaluated the model sensitivity to (1) anterior uterocervical angle, (2) cervical length, (3) posterior cervical offset, and (4) cervical stiffness. We found that cervical tissue stretching is minimal when the cervical canal is aligned with the longitudinal uterine axis, and a softer cervix is more sensitive to changes in the geometric variables tested.
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