i no what dialation is but when someone says that there like 80% effected for na example what does that mean?
im 14 + weeks pregnant and it seems to be a really stupid question. but my mum always said you cant learn if you dont ask. thanks
2007-03-28 17:00:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
do you mean effaced? that is the term they use when your cervix begins to thin out. for example, I was 80% effaced and 2 cm dilated for the two weeks before I had my daughter. to give birth vaginally, your cervix must be 100% effaced and 10 cm dilated. good luck
2007-03-28 17:06:07 · answer #1 · answered by busy 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
First off, it's "effaced" not effected. Basically it's to judge how thinned out your cervix is, which leads to dialation. Basically, if you're 80% effaced, then you're really close to being dialated or moving on to the next stage of dialation.
2007-03-29 00:07:53 · answer #2 · answered by Aaliyah & Natalie's Mommy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Effacement is the term for the cervix thinning. It goes from a little pokey outey thing up there and feeling a kind of like the end of your nose, to going softer and thinning out to the width of a piece of paper.
2007-03-29 00:22:40 · answer #3 · answered by Mandy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
effaced, the cervix becomes thinner as it dialates
2007-03-29 00:17:08 · answer #4 · answered by javajunkie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋