Off topic, but just to reassure some PPs - “incompetent” is a medical term, not a judgmental one!
It is applied to leaking heart valves, to distinguish them from stenosed ones, and to a cervix that is at risk of not remaining closed for the full duration of pregnancy, risking premature delivery.
Likewise, an “unfavourable” cervix at induction of labour means one that is long, firm, closed and uneffaced.
As a retired doctor, I’ve already emailed the Lancet to complain about their crass and shocking use of “bodies with vaginas” for women. As a Tory voter, I don’t care what nonsense Starmer and his shadow cabinet spout - it’s a great vote earner for us!