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While pregnant can you go from 4cm dilated then back to 1/2 cm dilated?

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Dialation: Every examiner is slightly different when it comes to measurements, but they usually are off by 1/2 to 1 cm .... Usually not this much...I think someone might have made a mistake with their exam.

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Answered 5/6/2015

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