1 Fiber lowers bad LDL cholesterol and promotes heart health. 2  Fiber helps keep you feeling full and satisfied and more in control of your appetite and weight. 3  Fiber keeps your digestive system healthy and regular, helping you to avoid constipation and the risk of diverticulitis.
Cervical effacement (also called cervical ripening) refers to a thinning of the cervix. It is a component of the Bishop score. It can be expressed as a percentage. Prior to effacement, the cervix is like a long bottleneck, usually about four centimeters in length. Throughout pregnancy, the cervix is tightly closed and protected by a plug of mucus. When the cervix effaces, the mucus plug is loosened and passes out of the vagina.
Stage 2 of labor is beginning. ~ : The thinning and shortening of the cervix. Measurement of ~ is described in terms of percentages. Engagement: When the baby's head is far enough into the bony pelvis that it no longer can move back up, or float freely in the amniotic fluid. ~. As the baby's head drops down into the pelvis, it pushes against the cervix and causes the cervix to relax and thin out, or efface. See a picture of cervical ~ . ~ : the thinning of the cervix. Your cervix starts out being two inches long, and 50% effaced would be a 1 inch cervix.