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Labour and Delivery Care

Labour and Delivery Care

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The three stages of effacement of the cervix.
Figure 1.1  Effacement of the cervix. (a) Before labour begins, the cervix is not effaced. (b) Cervix is 60% effaced. (c) Cervix is fully effaced.

 1.3.1  First stage of labour