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'''''Retraction Ring'''''

'''''Retraction Ring'''''

*The Uterus is divided into two segments:

*The [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|Uterus]] is divided into two segments:

** Upper segment: contractile

** Upper segment: contractile

** Lower segment: passive

** Lower segment: passive

*The junction between these segments is the retraction ring.

*The junction between these segments is the retraction ring.

* Palpation of the retraction ring is used as an indicator of progression through labour.

* Palpation of the retraction ring is used as an indicator of progression through labour.