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You need to be at 10 centimeters dilation, and 100% effacement. (effacement is "softening " of the cervix, at 100%, it's thinned out to allow the baby's head to pass through). If you start pushing before you are completely effaced, the cervical "lip" will swell, and that will delay delivery

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10 centimeters is considered fully dialated

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10 cm is fully dilated

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10cm.

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10 cm

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