The Cervical Symphony: What’s Really Happening to the Cervix in the Weeks, Days and Hours Before Labour Starts
Most parents are taught to measure labour by numbers: two centimetres, four, eight… as if the cervix works to a predictable schedule. But the cervix isn’t a clock. It’s a living, responsive, beautifully intelligent structure that begins preparing for birth long before contractions start. Understanding these changes can remove so much fear from the final weeks of pregnancy and replace it with trust.
My Cervix Wasn’t Cooperating: What I Learned About Effacement, Ehlers-Danlos, and the Cervical Stitch
I never thought much about my cervix—until pregnancy made it the main character in my story. Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), hypermobility type, I knew my connective tissue was different. What I didn’t expect was for it to affect the integrity of my cervix—and nearly cost me my pregnancy.
My Birth Story: Navigating a High-Risk Pregnancy and Preterm Labour
Bringing my second child into the world was a journey filled with unexpected challenges, emotional highs and lows, and ultimately, the deep satisfaction of overcoming adversity. My pregnancy was far from straightforward—marked by early complications, hospital stays, and a tough postpartum period—but it was also the experience that strengthened my passion for helping other women navigate pregnancy, birth, and beyond.