Dialiated vagina pictures

IT'S common knowledge that in order for a woman to start pushing during childbirth, her cervix needs to dilate to ten centimetres wide - but it's hard to visualise just how big that is. But an image that's going viral across social media is revealing what ten centimetres dilation really looks like, offering a better understanding of what mother's bodies go through when giving birth. Shared on Facebook by American singer-songwriter Steffanie Christi'an - the image shoes a circular wooden board with ten circles cut out, each one representing the stages of a dilating cervix. And the tenth circle, which measures an impressive ten centimetres across, is revealed as large enough to fit around the top of a newborn baby's head.

During labor, the cervix changes from a tightly closed entrance to a fully open exit for the baby. Looking at a cervix dilation chart can help people to understand what's happening at each stage of labor. Each woman experience labor differently. In this article, we discuss in detail how the cervix is likely to change throughout the stages of labor, and what to expect at each stage.

Think of your cervix as the gatekeeper to your uterus. Lots of things—like tampons, fingers, penises, sex toys, and other germ-carrying items—can get to your cervix, but they aren't getting past it. Likewise, there are things—like mucous, menstrual blood, and the occasional baby—that need to get out of your uterus. Your cervix is the bouncer, deciding what and when things go in and come out of your most vital piece of your reproductive system.

The ninth month of pregnancy is all about preparing for childbirth. After the entire pregnancy, you're nearly there! As you near the end of your 40 weeks, and even after 40 weeks, you may be watching for signs of labor.