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. 2015 Nov 11;15:295. doi: 10.1186/s12884-015-0731-9

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Fig. 1 — Summary of the steps of the technique of cervical inversion. a: The placental bed showing significant bleeding. b: The inverted cervical lips grasped by 2 Allis forceps. c: The inverted cervical lips with Hegar dilator in between. d: Suturing the posterior cervical lip to the posterior wall of the lower uterine segment. e: Suturing the anterior cervical lip to the anterior wall of the lower uterine segment. f: The end of the procedure with the dilator being removed from the cervical canal