Active Labor At - Articles
Are you in labor?
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Kathryn H.
... when to slow down labor and when to let it run its course probably depends a lot on answering the question, "Are you in labor?" The midwife seemed to think my friend was in active labor because she was 4 centimeters dilated and requested that my friend stay at the hospital because things could happen very quickly (she was sent home 24 hours later ...
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Labor.
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Melting Mama
Last night we went to a pre-labor ( that sounds funny, like we should be actively pushing now ) day cookout and for once, I did not have my camera. I could have used it. We saw a most gorgeous specimen of Motivational Housing if I needed one. Su ...
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Prodromal Labor
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AtYourCervix
... your buttock/hip, and it either 1) knocks out the contractions to let you sleep and labor stops, or 2) allows you to rest for a few hours and you wake up dilated more and in active labor. ---Submerge yourself in a big tub of warm water. This helps take the pain and pressure off of those sore spots during pregnancy (back, hips, belly, legs). To ...
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Labor Day
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Dr. Johanna Marie McShane
For us American types, today has been Labor Day, which made me think more about what working on ourselves means. Labor Day is celebrated here with, interestingly, a national holiday where most things like banks, p ...
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PROM: Premature Rupture of the Membranes
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Deb ..
In the movies and on TV the onset of labor is often depicted with the expectant mother experiencing a big gush of water and immediately thrust into active labor. As exciting as it may be, that scenario very rarely happens. For 90% of women, the onset of contractions will happen first, and then at [...]
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Labor Day
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Weight Master E.
I hope everyone had a great Labor Day Weekend. I spent Monday at the Lake. I did get a great workout in Saturday, but all day skiing and knee boarding on the lake is better than a couple hour workout. I ...
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"Best of" Week: Reality Rounds
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Jill--Unnecesarean
... oOur eyes meet briefly. She is desperate, and scared. I look away. The pain is intense. It makes it hard to think, hard to concentrate. She is six months pregnant and in active labor. There is no stopping it. All is explained to her. The slim chance of survival. The enormous chance of death and profound disability. “Do everything please. ...
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Labor Day Labors
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Sabrina R.
I had a long, but not terribly relaxing holiday weekend. Things at my weekday house are very simplified—I am here to do my internship and things related to it. There are few distractions. When I got home felt very anxious about all the things I should be doing. I had a TON of homework, but when I was doing it I felt like I should be spending ti ...
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