cervical effacement

The degree of cervical effacement may be felt during a vaginal examination but is not necessary.

Cervical effacement refers to a thinning of the cervix.

See a picture of cervical effacement .

Your cervix begins to thin and open (cervical effacement and dilatation).

It can refer to cervical effacement.

Cervical effacement.

Close to delivery, you may be checked to see whether your cervix has begun to stretch and open (cervical effacement and dilatation).

Cervical Effacement and Dilatation - What are effacement and dilatation?

Cervical effacement, which is the thinning and stretching of the cervix, and cervical dilation occur during the closing weeks of pregnancy and is usually complete or near complete, by the end of the latent phase.