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 ...

If you've seen movies that feature childbirth, you can probably recall when the actor playing the doctor says, "They're 10 centimeters"—they are talking about dilation of the cervix. The cervix ...

Dilatation and curettage, also called as, D&C is a minor gynecological procedure, which involves dilating the cervix and curetting the uterine contents. Dilatation and curettage, also called as D ...

In a randomized controlled trial comparing misoprostol to a synthetic osmotic dilator (Dilapan-S), results showed that misoprostol was less effective in achieving adequate cervical dilation.

The calving process, or parturition, occurs in three stages, namely dilation of the cervix, delivery of the calf, and the afterbirth or placenta. It is worth noting that if this process does not ...