Does a thick cervix mean slow fertility?

The cervix is ​​an important component of the soft birth canal. What people call "opening of the cervix" actually refers to the enlargement of the cervix, which means that the quality of the cervix is ​​particularly important in the process of childbirth. If the cervix is ​​thick, in other words, the cervix is ​​relatively long, will childbirth be slow in this case?

1. Factors that influence the speed of having children

Blood pressure cervical standard: Under normal circumstances, women with thick cervix after delivery, especially first-time mothers, need to make the cervix dissipate first during the delivery process, and then the cervical opening will expand. Therefore, if a woman has a thick cervix during delivery, the delivery time will generally be longer.

Blood pelvic size: The pelvis is divided into the pelvic channel, the middle pelvis and the pelvic inlet. Women who are preparing to choose natural childbirth need to check the pelvic size before giving birth. If one or more of the three planes of the pelvis are narrow, the time to choose natural childbirth will generally be immediately increased.

Supplementary information on fetal size: Generally speaking, pregnant women with smaller fetuses have faster labor, while pregnant women with larger fetuses have longer labor. The size of the birth canal is limited after all, so pregnant women with small fetuses are more likely to have prolonged labor or even delayed labor, while pregnant women with larger fetuses are more likely to have delayed labor or even delayed labor.

Weight-bearing fetal position: Head-present delivery is divided into occipital anterior position, occipital transverse position and occipital posterior position. The occipital anterior position is the easiest fetal position for delivery, while the occipital transverse position and occipital posterior position are relatively difficult fetal positions for delivery. When the occipital transverse position and occipital posterior position occur, the delivery process is usually longer, and it may even become a persistent occipital transverse position or occipital posterior position, requiring a cesarean section to terminate the pregnancy.

2. Will having a thick cervix definitely slow down childbirth?

Judging from the factors that affect the speed of delivery of pregnant women, the size of the cervix is ​​not the only factor that determines the speed of delivery. Therefore, people with thick cervixes do not necessarily have a slower delivery time. It also depends on comprehensive factors such as the state of uterine locking, pelvic size, fetal size, and fetal position.