Dilation and effacement are terms that doctors and other birth professionals use to describe the changes in the cervix that are required for vaginal birth. Even if you've heard these terms, you may ...

Researchers have developed a cheap, portable camera that can photograph the retina without the need for pupil-dilating eye drops. It's the part of the eye exam everyone hates: the pupil-dilating eye ...

Cervical dilation means the cervix opens up to allow the baby to move from the uterus into the birth canal. Signs that your cervix is dilating include losing your mucus plug, a bloody show, and ...