Johns Hopkins Students Develop Technology to Help Prevent Premature Births

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

[caption id="attachment_16213" align="alignleft" width="280" caption="This computer graphic shows the cervical ring and sensors. In the actual prototype, the extended ring is about 50 mm diam."][/caption] Graduate students at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, USA, have developed a sensor-based cervical ring that could pick up very early signs that a woman ...