50% is out of 100% which means your cervix is paper thin. Once your cervix is dialated to 10cm & your 100% effaced baby is ready to be born. How long it could be in this position, depends on your body.
this means that your cervix is begining to thin but your not yet dilated. If this is your first baby you will usally efface before you dilate. If this is not your first baby you may likely dilate...
The cervix must dilate from closed to 10 cm. for you to begin pushing the baby through the birth canal. As you get closer to going into labor you cervix gets thinner, this is called effeacement. If...
These are terms used during childbirth to indicate the progression of labor. Once you get to that point, the kid is on it's way and you probably should stay near the hospital.
If you are having...
It could. In a first time mom effacement is often the slowest part of labor and you are already half way there! Once labor starts you will start dilating and finish effacing. When you begin - your...