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Hi i'm 38 and half weeks pregnent. last week doctor told cervix is closed. does that mean i can't have normal delivery? she said i've to be induced.

Q: hi i'm 38 and half weeks pregnent. last week doctor told cervix is closed. does that mean i can't have normal delivery? she said i've to be induced.

Open &amp; shut case: Sometimes closed cervices can open spontaneously between now and 40 weeks if labor contractions start.

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Open & shut case: Sometimes closed cervices can open spontaneously between now and 40 weeks if labor contractions start.

Answered 1/1/2016

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A member asked:

Hi i'm 38 and half weeks pregnent. last week doctor told cervix is closed. does that mean i can't have normal delivery? she said i've to be induced.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Wayne Ingram answered

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