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Question about the cervix

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PrettyWisdomous · 07/04/2018 06:59

Something that has had me confused for a while...

During labour the cervix thins and dilates... Where does it go?! After childbirth, does it "grow" back, and is it a "new" cervix? How long does it take for the cervix to go back to normal thickness and dilated-ness ()?

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MissBax · 07/04/2018 07:01

Where does it go?? The cervix is a whole leading the uterus. It stretches to allow the baby out and then eventually constricts back. I'm not sure what you mean exactly?

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MissBax · 07/04/2018 07:01

hole

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WineAndTiramisu · 07/04/2018 08:44

It's kind of like an elastic band, stretches and goes thin, then goes back to normal afterwards

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