What does 70% effaced mean and will i go in labor soon?

Answer 1

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.
Effacement is measured in percentages. For example, your health care provider may tell you that you are effaced 50%, which means you are half way to being completely effaced. When you are 100% effaced or completely effaced, your cervix is paper-thin and labor is right around the corner.

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70 Effaced

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Effacement Definition

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Labor, Delivery, and Postpartum Period - Active Labor, First Stage
The first stage of active labor starts when the cervix is about 3 cm to 4 cm dilated. This stage is complete when the cervix is fully dilated and effaced and the baby is ready to be pushed out. . During the last part of this stage (transition), labor becomes particularly intense.

Compared with early labor, the contractions during the first stage of active labor are more intense and more frequent (every 2 to 3 minutes) and longer-lasting (50 to 70 seconds). Now is the time to be at or go to the hospital or birthing center. If your amniotic sac hasn't broken before this, it may now.

As your contractions intensify, you may:

Feel restless or excited.
Find it difficult to stand.
Have food and fluid restrictions. Some hospitals allow you to drink clear liquids while others may only allow you to suck on ice chips or hard candy. Solid food is often restricted because the stomach digests food more slowly during labor. An empty stomach is also best in the rare event that you may need general anesthesia.
Want to start using breathing techniques, laboring in water, acupuncture, hypnosis, or other calming measures you've chosen to manage pain and anxiety.
Feel the need to shift positions often; this is good for you, because it improves your circulation. You may not know which birthing position is right for you for a while.

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What is effacement?
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.

How is effacement measured?
Effacement is measured in percentages. For example, your health care provider may tell you that you are effaced 50%, which means you are half way to being completely effaced. When you are 100% effaced or completely effaced, your cervix is paper-thin and labor is right around the corner.

How will I know if and when I am effaced?
In your final weeks of pregnancy your health care provider will routinely check for effacement, and as soon as you arrive at your birth location, you will be checked for effacement. If you are a first time mom, your cervix will usually efface before it dilates. If you are a second time mom, your cervix will usually dilate before effacement.

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What does 70% effaced mean and will i go in labor soon?

Answer 7

You cervix has gone from long to almost "gone" when you are 100% effaced and 10cm dialated you will be ready to push. So you only have 30% more to go. And as for labor, it depends on how many cm dialated you are, how far along, are you contracting. Generally just effacement can't tell you how close you are to labor. Sorry!

Answer 8

Your cervix starts to thin out and open. Effacement refers to the thinning and shortening of the cervix. Unfortunatly, you could walk around this way for another several weeks. This was the case with me in all three of my pregnancys!!