Consuming too much sodium is serious business because it's a risk factor for high blood pressure. High blood pressure, in turn, can lead to stroke and heart disease. Most U.S. adults consume the equivalent of 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt or 3,400 milligrams of sodium each day.
Before labor, your cervix is firm, kind of like the tip of your nose. Itâs closed and points toward the back of your vaginal wall. As your body prepares for labor, a few things happen: Your cervix will start to move forward until it's tilted toward the front of your vaginal wall.
When the cervix has dilated to ten centimeters, labor usually becomes more intense and contractions become more frequent. At this point in labor, the baby is usually positioned head down, facing the mother's back, with its chin tucked in, and coming out of the uterus with the back of the head first.