A 55-year-old female asked:
My doctor said that my cervix is thick and is 1cm open..i am due to deliver this month..does it mean that i will deliver my baby within 24 hours?
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Dr. Donald Alvesanswered
Emergency Medicine 26 years experience
Perhaps: Only if it continues to enlarge, then yes, probably. If prior vaginal delivery, then might be normal. No harm in OB check if any cramping/belly/back pain.
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Not necessaraly: It means you are 1 cm and thick. Three and thinning & i would think you are likely to deliver soon. Keep close contact with the doc.Baby needs those extra weeks and your labor could & should be stopped if you start it soon.
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