Can you be 100% effaced and not go into
labor .................And what exactly
does effaced mean???
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sexymomma
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Posts: 123 Location: ,
Posted: 01-12-07 22:37pm
Well I wont be nosey like everyone else
and read your post and not reply so this
is what I found
effacement is the process by which the
cervix prepares for delivery. After the
baby has engaged in the pelvis, it
gradually drops closer to the cervix; the
cervix gradually softens, shortens and
becomes thinner. You may hear phrases
like "ripens," or "cervical thinning"
which refer to effacement.
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babyrae
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Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Posts: 2957 Location: Manitoba, Canada
Posted: 01-13-07 00:08am
From what a nurse told me. U can be fully
effaced and not go inot labour yet.
Effaced makes it easier for your cervix to
dilate so when its "soft", ur crvix will
usually start to dilate.
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jessesgirl
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Posted: 01-13-07 00:27am
I was almost completely effaced for about
a month and 1 cm dilated and never went
into labor.
