{"id":48794,"date":"2020-10-11T09:53:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T09:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=48794"},"modified":"2023-06-06T08:19:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T08:19:04","slug":"effacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/effacement\/","title":{"rendered":"Effacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dilation of the cervix.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The thinning or obliteration of the cervix during labor.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Flattening and extension of the cervix.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The thinning of the cervix before it dilates in childbirth.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Shortening of the cervix and thinning of its walls as it is stretched and dilated during labor.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In obstetrics, the thinning of the cervix as the internal os is slowly pulled up into the lower uterine segment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The gradual thinning of the cervix that typically accompanies dilation in the period shortly prior to childbirth.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dilation of the cervix. 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