Keep reading to learn more about cervical dilation and effacement, the signs you're dilating, and how to check. Cervical ...

While only your doctor can confirm cervical dilation, you can do a self-check to get an idea of what's going on. This guide ...

The Friedman curve, the gold standard for rates of cervical dilation and fetal descent during active labor, was developed almost 50 years ago. To define a modern curve for normal labor ...

No literature exists proving cervical dilation occurs with menses. Moreover, the expulsion rate and rates of discontinuation for bleeding, pain, and pregnancy are lower if insertions are performed ...