Sentences with phrase «in active labor»

I walked into the hospital when I was already in active labor.

The alternative to continuous monitoring is intermittent monitoring, or checking your baby's heartbeat at specific times like every 15 minutes in active labor, or every 5 minutes during the pushing stage.

Many women find their contractions in the second stage easier to handle than the contractions in active labor because bearing down offers some relief.

She told us that most women were in active labor within 48 hours of their water breaking and that I could continue waiting.

A printed birth plan will also help your healthcare provider when you're in active labor by reminding your labor - and - delivery nurses of your wishes.

Three hours later I was in active labor in my bathroom, under the shower.

In the above case the cervix is only 2 cm dilated which means you are not in active labor yet and most likely can go back home for now - if you want of course.

If you are struggling with prodromal labor, try to focus on the fact that even if you aren't in active labor yet, the contractions are preparing your body and may make things easier when real labor starts.

I mean I was in active labor for about let's see 20 hours and she was my main contact...

Well, if a woman who is in active labor suddenly turns onto her side and vomits, more often than not, she's in transition [7 cm at least].

There are always those outlier stories where the baby is born in a cab, but I try and stress that for first time moms there is usually plenty of time at the hospital, even if they get there in active labor as I suggest.

Though it is more common that waters break in Active Labor, it does sometimes happen in the early stages.

Instructing patients to present to the closest hospital if in active labor, leaking fluid, bleeding, in pain, or if they do not feel safe traveling to the larger regional hospital;

New guidelines used by most institutions consider a woman to be in active labor once her cervix has dilated to 6 centimeters (as opposed to 4 centimeters).

For example, in addition to normal negligence and medical malpractice laws, the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) holds hospitals liable if they refuse to admit women in active labor into the Labor & Delivery wards.

I was in active labor for 18 hours and I am certain that Lynn's presence and her amazing abilities as a doula played a major role in enabling me to have the natural birth that I wanted.

She was sure I couldn't be in active labor yet but, when I lay in agony on the bed, I was fully dilated!

Lower your risk: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) supports periodic monitoring (once every 30 minutes in active labor) via EFM or auscultation, which is «listening» to what's going on with the baby and the contractions using ultrasound.

I am twenty - eight weeks pregnant, and I am in active labor.

Hospitals that accept federal money are only required to examine someone who shows up at an emergency room to determine if they suffer from an»em ergency medical condition» or are in active labor.

I actually had one doctor in Wheeling tell me that if I refused * any * of the procedures she considers standard (including induction right at 40 weeks, an IV, and constant fetal monitoring), that she will refuse to deliver my child, even if I'm in the maternity ward and in active labor!

And it informs new members of your medical team — such as your labor - and - delivery nurse — about your preferences when you're in active labor.

... [O] n admission, Patient C was in active labor, dilated at 5 cm, 100 % effaced and the fetal vertex was at — 4 station.

In active labor, contractions become stronger and closer together.

If you wait until you are in active labor or past five centimeters, you can reduce some of this risk.

Indeed, just this week I wrote about a woman whose midwife left her in active labor to go shopping -LRB-!)

Once you're in active labor, it can be difficult to think clearly or make any kind of decision.

When I was in active labor and I told him a contraction was intense, he would smile and say, «That's great.

We are a constant support person that comes to you in active labor and we stay until the baby is born and you are all settled.

Giving birth is one of the hardest things you'll ever do, and you don't want to be fighting for your choices or second - guessing the motives of your doctor or midwife while you're in active labor.

If you arrive at the hospital before you're in active labor and you know you're going to want an epidural, you can ask the anesthesiologist to place the catheter as soon as you're settled in your bed.

Most hospitals won't admit you if you're doing well and not yet in active labor.

You could actually be in active labor, or there could be another problem.

In active labor your contractions will get longer, stronger and more frequent.

After all, we see the movies and videos of women screaming bloody murder and practically breaking the hand of their partner once they are in active labor.

When a woman is in active labor and her labor slows down or stops, it is referred to as «stalled labor.»

One of the very first things that happens, once it's decided that a mother is in active labor, is she is fitted with an IV.

The plan was to leave it in for two hours, after which I would hopefully be in active labor, and could go over to the birth center and get in the tub.

Everything about birthing in my home environment was perfect: being available to my 3 - year - old, even nursing her back to sleep while I was in active labor; having free range of my house, including bed and bathtub; having access to my clothing, blankets, pillows and food; being surrounded by skilled caretakers who followed my lead and contributed helpful suggestions when needed; and not needing to go anywhere when it was over.

When a woman experiences diarrhea and a sense of warmth in the abdomen, she may not associate this with stage 3 labor, but usually this is happening with all of the other weird body sensations that are happening as her body is in active labor.

«The best time for analgesia is when a woman is in active labor,» says OB - GYN Laura Riley, M.D., medical director of labor and delivery at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Once she gets there, she's in active labor and either in transition or very close.