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A simulation-based method is proposed in this paper to resolve this. This study describes the nonlinear behaviour of cervical tissue using the hyperelastic material models of Demiray\u2013Fung and Veronda\u2013Westmann. Elastograms from 33 low-risk patients between 18 and 22 weeks gestation were obtained. The average measured properties of the hyperelastic material models are: Demiray\u2013Fung\u2014A1\u03b1 = 2.07 (1.65\u20132.58) kPa, \u03b1 = 6.74 (4.07\u201319.55); Veronda\u2013Westmann\u2014C1C2 = 4.12 (3.24\u20135.04) kPa, C2 = 4.86 (2.86\u201314.28). The Demiray\u2013Fung and Veronda\u2013Westmann models performed similarly in fitting to the elastograms with an average root mean square deviation of 0.41 and 0.47 ms\u22121, respectively. The use of hyperelastic material models to calibrate shear-wave speed measurements improved the consistency of measurements. 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