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.