Learn about the stages of dilation and effacement, what they mean for your labor and delivery, and common symptoms at each phase.

You need to be 10 cm dilated to deliver vaginally. After the birth, you’ll deliver the placenta. The cervix, which is the lowest portion of the uterus, opens during labor through a process ...

The cervical examination on admission was 1 cm dilated, 50% effaced, medium consistency and posterior, −3 station, vertex presentation, equivalent to a Bishop score of 3, with membranes intact.

The hospital captioned the graph, which compares 1cm dilated to the Mini egg ... chocoholics out there a good way of knowing how dilated the cervix is in labour.” According to KalmaBaby ...

According to the diagram - titled "Eggstraordinary Cervix" and created by Kalma Mamas - at the start of labour when dilated by just 1cm, the cervix is the size of a mini egg. The mum-to-be then ...