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Labour Contractions Demystified
Sometimes, using more neutral words—or words that don't impose a specific interpretation—can allow us to experience labour a little differently. Maybe the contractions feel powerful, big or rolling, rather than being filtered through an assumption of pain.
Of course, if contractions feel painful to you, it's absolutely okay to call them painful. That is an accurate description for many people.
The point isn't to find a more cheerful word and pretend labour isn't difficult. Labour is intense, no matter what words we use. The point is simply to recognize that there is more than one way to describe and understand what is happening.
Cervical Dilation: 12 Fun Facts
Almost everyone knows that one important aspect of labour is that the cervix has to dilate from zero to ten centimetres. But what does this actually mean? What is the cervix, how does it dilate, and how does that relate to your birth? And more importantly, does it hurt? Here are twelve things you might not know about the cervix and dilation.