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Reel0:20How the cervix dilated. Cervical dilation in 20 seconds
Midwife Marley's Guide For Everyone: Pregnancy, Birth and the 4th Trimester
22 February 2024
Reel1:29The Purple line to assist with estimating cervical dilation during labour
The Purple line to estimate cervical dilation in labour.
5 October 2023
Video3:09Cervical Dilatation With Playdough - Labour & Birth | Midwife Marley
I created some home made playdough for my daughter and decided to show you the stages the cervix goes through to efface (thin out) and dilate.
29 January 2021
Reel0:16cervical dilation and fetal descent during g labour and vaginal birth
Ever wondered what actually happens to your cervix as labour progresses?
14 October 2026
Reel1:06Fetal positions in the womb, cervical dilatation & getting baby into a good position Midwife Marley
Here is a quick lesson in baby positions in the womb, cervical dilatation & getting baby into a good position.
25 July 2021
Video4:13How the uterus contracts during labour to help the cervix dilate | Midwife Marley
How the uterus contracts during labour to help the cervix dilate.
23 November 2020
PostCool visual from @labor.nurse.mama
Cool visual from @labor.nurse.mama 🙃 During labor, the cervix opens to make room for the baby’s head to descend into the vagina from the uterus. ⠀ ⠀ 👉🏼The cervix is the bottom part of the…
3 July 2020
PostThis is a great visual and explanation by @labor.nurse.mama
This is a great visual and explanation by @labor.nurse.mama If a woman is 10cm dilated and she feels no urge to push, the liklihood is that either she has an epidural or the head isnt low enough…
17 March 2020
PostYou may well have heard about the benefits of dates in pregnancy (the ones you eat not…
You may well have heard about the benefits of dates in pregnancy (the ones you eat not go on!) Well there have been several small studies which suggest that dates may contribute to a more…
9 April 2024
PostThis post is for my US followers (and other countries that routinely perform cervical…
This post is for my US followers (and other countries that routinely perform cervical checks in pregnancy) A lot of women become anxious about how far dilated or effaced their cervix should be…
5 August 2019
Post💫Cervical effacement💫
💫Cervical effacement💫 I created this visualisation to show how the cervix effaces (thins out), in addition to dilating during labour So after squeezing the ball into the balloon, you can see…
4 July 2021
PostI hear lots of women worry about the state of their cervix in the last few weeks of…
I hear lots of women worry about the state of their cervix in the last few weeks of pregnancy. They assume that you hit a gestation when things 'should' be starting to happen down there. .…
6 August 2020
CarouselIf I could get £1 everytime I heard someone say they were worried about their cervix…
If I could get £1 everytime I heard someone say they were worried about their cervix still being closed at 40 weeks, I'd be pretty rich! It's widely assumed that you hit a gestation when things…
11 November 2021
CarouselFun fact: The cervix often does not start to change until the hours preceeding labour…
Fun fact: The cervix often does not start to change until the hours preceeding labour or when labour begins. If I could get £1 everytime I heard someone say they were worried about their cervix…
2 January 2023
PostFollowing on from my recent IGTV post demonstrating contractions and dilatation, I…
Following on from my recent IGTV post demonstrating contractions and dilatation, I thought I would repost this as I mentioned it! ........ I have just come across this amazingly creative lady…
23 November 2020
PostI have just come across this amazingly creative lady @obstetriciaviva and have edited…
I have just come across this amazingly creative lady @obstetriciaviva and have edited the image slightly to translate to English. . "The cervix varies in size and shape, from one woman to another.…
28 May 2020
PostTear prevention and cervical preparation for birth
Tear prevention and cervical preparation for birth. . Studies have shown that perineal massage from 34 weeks can reduce the likelihoid of tearing during childbirth. You can massage and stretch the…
20 March 2019