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When women are about to give birth the cervix, or opening to the uterus or womb, dilates. This is a gradual stretching of the opening as the baby is pushed outward. The amount of dilation is often used as a measure of progress of labour. The cervix has to dilate about 10 cm before the baby can pass through.

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A finger in it, pregnancy, or a major cum explosion forcing jism into the opening!

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Yes, the cervix dialates during childbirth, all the way up to 10cm.

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Can Braxton-Hicks contractions can dilate the cervix?

No it wont dilate the cervix because it is not true labor.


What has to dilate during childbirth?

Your Cervix


Do girls vaginas dilate when having a baby?

No, the cervix dilates.


How do you make your cervix dilate?

You can't make your cervix dialate. Doctors use special gels to soften, and thin the cervix when labor is being induced.


If Cervix unable to dilate after 20 over hours of labor what is the cause?

My cervix was unable to dilate after 9 hours of hard labor. I was induced and the doctors told me that they had the pitocin level as high as they could put it without rupturing my uterus. My doctor told me that I didn't dilate because I have a condition where my cervix is tightly knit together with something similar to scar tissue. I have never had any cervical trauma to induce this. My doctor told me that it is hereditary. I am adopted so do not know if my birth mother experienced this as well.


What two things does a cervix have to do before baby can be born?

Before a baby can pass through the cervix, it must first dilate and efface.


Can steroids cause the pupils to dilate?

Can steroids cause pupils to dilate


Does it hurt when your cervix starts to dilate?

No it doesn't hurt in fact you can't tell if it is dilated.


You drank a big cup of raspberry and you started having contractions 5 min apart but it didn't change your cervix what can you do to get your cervix to change?

It is possible that your cervix will never dilate and therefore you need to have a c-section.


What is a name of one prostaglandin?

Prostaglandin E2, which softens the cervix so it can dilate or open in preparation for childbirth.


What is the function of the cervix?

The cervix is the passageway between the vagina and the uterus. The opening is generally very small, but just enough to allow menstrual blood out, and semen in.In labor the contractions of the uterus cause the cervix to thin and dilate, so the baby can pass through the vagina and into the world.The function of the cervix is to allow flow of menstrual blood from the uterus into the vagina, and direct the sperms into the uterus during intercourse.


Why is it necessary for the cervix to dilate?

Cervix has got a opening it it. Cervix is a sphincter. Normally it is in contracted stage. At the time of the delivery the cervix needs to be dilated slowly and progressively. The uterus goes on contracting and retracting. The whole baby has to pass through the dilated cervix in order to get the baby delivered. Normal delivery is not possible with out the cervix getting dilated.