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Note: Scar tissue may interfere with normal intrapartal cervical dilation and effacement. Vaginal bleeding other than slight spotting may be sign of cervical dilatation. Leaking membranes may herald impending delivery and place client at greater risk for infection.
For a vaginal delivery, the cervix needs to be 10 centimeters (cm) dilated and 100 percent effaced. While cervical dilation is necessary for labor to progress, being dilated isnât necessarily a sign that true labor is starting. In some cases, women will dilate a few centimeters weeks before their due date. Others will dilate much faster, in just a few hours, and transition quickly between the stages of labor.