Near the end of the third trimester, a woman's cervix will soften in order to begin the process of effacing (thinning and stretching) and dilating (opening up). An open cervix allows the baby to pass ...

If you've been told you have a short cervix, here's what that means and how it might affect your pregnancy and baby.

During pregnancy, you’ll discover firsthand all the amazing things your body innately knows how to do to get baby-ready. An ...

At your antenatal check-up, your pelvis may be checked to see if your cervix is dilating. What else is happening? Your uterus may stay the same size as it’s been for the last week or two. You probably ...

The mucus plug is a protective layer made up of sticky mucus that seals the cervix (the opening of the uterus). The cervical canal produces this plug to protect your womb and unborn baby from bacteria ...

If labor doesn’t start on its own, doctors and midwives can use different techniques to get it started so you can give birth. This is called inducing labor, and there are different reasons for doing ...

A mucus plug protects the cervix from bacteria during pregnancy. Losing a mucus plug can indicate the start of labor. Contact your doctor if you lose your mucus plug before 37 weeks. A mucus plug is a ...

You may know that latent talent is defined as hidden talent. Well, the latent phase of labor has a bit of that same hidden element — it’s the very start of labor, when things get moving but can still ...

Your baby's placenta attaches to the inside of your uterus early in pregnancy. As the uterus grows, the placenta attachment site typically moves upward and away from the cervix, or opening to the ...