When you stop relying on external sources to tell you what your body intuitively knows, birth just… happens! 🙌🏼 Vaginal exams in pregnancy gives NO indication on: 📌When labor will begin 📌How long it will take You could be 0 cm dilated and 0% effaced and have a baby that afternoon, -Or- You could be walking around for 3 weeks dilated at 4 cm (IYKYK)! 🚨PSA: Vaginal exams may be used as a way to sweep your membranes without your consent, which can be the first intervention in the cascade of in

About 1 in 33 babies in the U.S. is born with a birth defect. Even when families do everything right to have a healthy pregnancy, there is still a chance that things won’t go as planned. In honor of Birth Defects Awareness Month, March of Dimes is sharing helpful tips so more families like the Morrises can have the best possible outcome. | March of Dimes

Our team of women’s health experts wants to do everything possible to ensure mothers are at a low risk for birth defects and complications during pregnancy. Read more about pregnancy preparation and ways to minimize the risk. https://bit.ly/3ZVQmlj | Baptist Health | Facebook