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 ...

which involves dilating the cervix and curetting the uterine contents. Dilatation and curettage, also called as D&C, is a common surgical procedure done on women to scrape and collect the tissue ...

Contractions and dilation (opening) of the cervix before 37 weeks of pregnancy are considered preterm, or premature, labor. A normal pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks after the first day of the last ...

The cervical examination on admission was 1 cm dilated, 50% effaced, medium consistency and posterior, −3 station, vertex presentation, equivalent to a Bishop score of 3, with membranes intact.

Results: The following characteristics, present at admission to hospital, were associated with dystocia during labour (OR, 95% CI): dilatation of cervix < 4 cm (1.63, 1.38-1.92), tense cervix (1. ...