Dilation and effacement are your body's way of getting ready for labor – your cervix gradually opens (dilates) and thins out (effaces) to help your baby make that grand entrance. This process can ...

Your body undergoes a tremendous amount of changes during pregnancy. While many of these transformations are easy to see (hello, growing belly!), others aren’t. The position of your cervix is one of ...

Beyond your yearly pap, we’d wager a guess that you don’t think much about your cervix. (And even then, you’re probz more preoccupied with your legs being in those metal stirrups, right?) 1. It’s ...

Your cervix changes position many times throughout your menstrual cycle. Checking the position and texture of your cervix can help you determine where you are in your cycle. Your cervix changes ...

O’Nell Starkey is a visual learner, so when she had to track her daily cervical position for a midwifery school assignment, she opted to take a photographic approach. “I decided to use a speculum and ...

The cervix changes in early pregnancy and throughout the menstrual cycle. Here's how to check your cervix for pregnancy.