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can someone pls

Explain me what does this mean -2 ?? Today I went to my regular check up and they checked me for dilatation and im at 1 cm and 50% efface (or whatever u spell it) and then she say something about a -2 which I dont what does that mean.  Im 36w 5d . Thanks
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Thanks all :)
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9455625 tn?1412820762
It means the baby isn't descended very far in the birth canal. It goes -3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3 and when you hit 3-4ish usually the baby is coming out. *******edited
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9455625 tn?1412820762
There's a dr on YouTube that post informative videos. I just learned about this yesterday.
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9455625 tn?1412820762
It means the baby isn't descended very far in the birth canal. It goes -3,-2,0,1,2,3 and when you hit 3-4ish usually the baby is coming out.
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It's the position of the baby. Once baby is a +2 I think is when it's almost time to push.(If I remember right) Just means baby is getting lower!
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