Sentences with phrase «longer active labour»

We went to bed and tried to sleep for all of the early labour which I think really helped keep my energy levels up for the longer active labour that followed.

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For first time mothers, the active first stage of labour (when the cervix dilates from 4 cm to 10 cm) normally lasts an average of eight hours, and is unlikely to last longer than 18 hours.

TENS has not been shown to be effective during the active phase of labour (when contractions get longer, stronger and more frequent).

A key point is that many people have long left Labour (like me, after Blair etc took over) and could be active but have no channel for being active.

He backed the need to deal with the deficit in the medium - term, but argued that additional infrastructure spending, an active industrial policy and measures to keep the long - term unemployed in touch with the labour market are all vital if growth is to recover quickly.