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36 weeks pregnant with 1 cm dilated and 50 effaced. what does this mean?

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Preparing for labor: A cervix 1cm dilated and 50% effaced means that your body is starting to prepare for labor. There's no way to predict exactly how long until labor comes: it may not happen until around your due date.

Answered 3/11/2016

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