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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think a cervical check is a risk for jump starting labor.  However it also only shows a small part of the picture.  If you are dilated or effaced, that won't really predict when you go into labor.  Some women walk around dilated for a long time.

So I'd ask him what he hopes to learn from the check and how it would change your treatment plan.[/quote]

Thank you! I had us with my second (for other reasons) and my cervix was closed and long until the 39th weeks... I never went into labor. My first I went to 41+3 and was induced and ended up with aC section so the ob thinks tht if my cervix is long and closed it’s a good indication that I will make it again to the C section date. I know it’s not a guarantee... I just don’t understand why doctors here (in the US) are so much against us. [/quote]

Because they can be wasteful and extra ones beyond the standard of care don't change the treatment plan, just satisfy curiosity.  Healthcare is expensive enough for our country and doctors rightfully increasingly won't do procedures / tests that don't have clinical value.

Cervical checks have also actually been determined to not be predictive of labor, you can be dilated for days or tight as a drum until labor starts.  I personally would decline that b/c they're uncomfortable but if you're curious go for it

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