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Primip., apparently decreasing cervical dilatation

Authoring team

  • wrong measurement in the past
  • mother was pushing during the last measurement
  • an intervening epidural has affected progress
  • the cervix may become oedematous if pushing is commenced before there is full cervical dilatation

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