The most common reason for a hysterectomy, the removal of the uterus, is to address chronic sources of pain and bleeding that ...

The first stage is the longest part of labor and can last up to 20 hours. It begins when your cervix starts to open (dilate) and ends when it is completely open (fully dilated) at 10 centimeters.

Your practitioner will screen you for risk factors of premature delivery and discuss which precautions you could take. Measuring the length of the cervix using a special transvaginal ultrasound ...