Made For Birth; The VBAC Podcast For Birth After Cesarean
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Made For Birth; The VBAC Podcast For Birth After Cesarean
83- Your Cervix Is Not A Crystal Ball
Why Dilation Doesn’t Predict Birth
You’ve heard it. You’ve maybe even stressed over it:
“You’re only 1 cm…”
“You’ve been 4 cm for weeks…”
“You’re not making any progress.”
But here’s the truth: Your cervix is not a fortune teller.
In this episode, we’re calling out the over-focus on cervical dilation and why it’s such a misleading measure of how “close” you are to labor—or how labor is progressing.
You’ll learn:
- Why dilation doesn’t predict labor onset
- Why internal checks can create unnecessary anxiety
- How “failure to progress” gets misused (especially after cesarean)
- Why you get to decide how much you want to know about your cervix
Spoiler alert: Progress doesn’t always look linear.
And your cervix is not a countdown clock.
Let’s get into what real labor progress looks like, and how to trust your body even when you’re not “measuring up.”
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