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.