36K views · 664 reactions | How to measure cervical dilation with dilation beads 櫓擄#laboranddeliverynurse #laboranddelivery #birth #baby #newborn #childbirth #dilationbeads #momtobe #pregnancy #pregnant #newmom #midwife #obgyn #postpartum | Nurse Sydney | Facebook

Here’s a little (or big if you’re fully dilated) cervical dilation tool/cervical chart so you can visualize the difference between 1cm dilated and 10cm dilated! Childbirth is really really neat - and so are cervixes!! #givingbirth #childbirtheducation #birthtips #pregnancytips #pregnancyhumor #laboranddelivery #expectingmom | Mama Nurse Tina

Save for when you’re getting closer to birth!! 😊 Checking cervical dilation is one way your health care provider can find out how your labour is progressing. 👩‍⚕️⁣ ⁣ By the way, it’s not the ONLY way to know how labour is going! There are other things that happen to your cervix too. ⁣ ⭕️ Your cervix is the at the bottom of your uterus, and it opens up to let the baby out when you are in labour. ⁣ ⁣ ⭕️ Dilation is a simple concept to understand. It’s the measurement in centimetres of how OPEN y

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