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Generally, a woman must dilate 10 centimeters before a doctor will instruct her to begin the journey of pushing the baby out.

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A centimeter in the context of childbirth refers to the measurement of cervical dilation. It indicates how much the cervix has opened in preparation for the baby to be born. Fully dilated at 10 centimeters is typically when it's time to push and deliver the baby.

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When the nurse tells the doctor that the mother is at "xx" centimeters, she means the cervix has opened that far.

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