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.
At first the cervix has to move from the posterior position into the anterior position so that itâs pointing forward. 3. During labor the cervix needs to flex to intrauterine pressure and contractions of the uterus. 4. It also has to achieve effacement, which is thinning of the wall. 5.