If diastasis recti occurs, corrective exercises need to be performed to prevent further muscle trauma. The gradual opening of the cervix. This occurs during labor and in some women, the cervix begins opening prior to labor. The cervix is fully dilated at 10 centimeters. The thinning of the cervix that occurs to permit the birth of the baby.
Effacement can begin during or prior to labor.
The amount of air normally exhanged by the lungs in each breath. An increased respiratory rate resulting from too rapid breathing and delpeted carbon dioxide levels. Hyperventilation is often treated by having the person breath into a paper bag. The major blood vessel that returns blood to the heart from the lower body. When the uterus becomes enlarged, this blood vessel can become compressed from the uterus pressing on it while in a back-lying position.