Sentences with phrase «of labor contractions»

What if a laboring mother is just «immune» to the effects of anesthetic drugs meant to help numb the nerves that deal with the pain of labor contractions?

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Job reallocation — «a broad measure of labor market churning resulting from the underlying business dynamism of firm expansions, contractions, births, and closures» — has also been declining for decades.

Unfortunately, average weekly hours fell by -0.58 %, resulting in a net contraction in labor input during the month of February.

Then they all settled in for that phase of labor called Timing the Contractions, three hours of mounting misery in which Saberhagen alternately watched Saturday morning cartoons — Bugs Bunny, the Road Runner — and coached Janeane in breathing techniques designed to ease her pain.

The frequency of the tightenings is one way of distinguishing Braxton Hicks from labor contractions.

After weeks of many, many, many contractions each day, and many moments of thinking we were in full - on labor (oh... the birthing tub that was filled up and then drained so many times by my sweet husband)... the actual day of labor amounted to a total of 43 minutes from the time I woke up with a start until I was snuggled back in bed with a baby.

It has been shown to be safe in labor (it has been used in the UK for decades), has not been shown to affect labor patterns, impact the strength of contractions, or caused depressed respirations (breathing problems) in babies after birth.

If induction or Pitocin is used any time during labor, the contraction strength is increased beyond the body's control and more pressure can be put on the baby's head for longer periods of time.

After at least half a day of labor and finding out that Aiden was in distress, they stopped my contractions to determine what was wrong.

I would've put on a pair of sunglasses and demanded for my assistant to hold my calls had I not been busy with the whole contractions and labor thing.

And the, the result is that this drug causes such violent contractions of the uterus that the baby can't get enough oxygen because the only time a baby gets oxygen during labor is in between contractions.

It is safe and has not been shown to affect labor patterns, impact the strength of contractions, or cause depressed respirations in babies after birth.

This isn't as serious as some of the others, but irregular and extensive contractions can be exhausting — and you're not even in real labor yet.

Laboring and birthing in the water can shorten labor, provide comfort during contractions, and reduce the chances of tearing.

If she is especially pleased, she may have a number of intense contractions following intimacy that while are rather inconvenient at the time, they too can work to reduce the work of labor on the big day.

Fortunately, most doctors don't use forceps anymore, but the combination of increased weight from the baby, the force of contractions, and the type of labor and delivery a woman has all come into play to how her pelvic floor will be affected through pregnancy and delivery.

But contractions one on top of the other, excess vaginal bleeding and precipitous labor are not normal.

Dehydration can induce contractions and the onset of preterm labor.

Rupturing your membranes also puts you on a clock, has a greater chance of cord prolapse meaning emergency, increases your risk of infection and takes away your baby's buffer to the strong contractions caused by Pitocin, your epidural can slow labor, making you unable to move and / or push effectively, doesn't allow for proper fetal descent, you will most likely have a catheter placed to your bladder, increasing risk of bladder infections, and if all else fails, at 5PM, you will have a C / S at 5PM before your baby gets too tired or sick to continue laboring (because the doctor is tired of waiting).

Some examples of this are helping you move into new labor positions, supporting your rhythmic motions, trying a bath or shower, massaging you to relieve the intensity of contractions and help you relax, helping to maintain a calm and peaceful birth space, and offering words of encouragement and affirmation.

Heck, one of the reasons I'm glad I got my section the day that I did is that I was effaced and had been having more intense contractions, and there's a distinct possibility that I would have gone into natural labor that night, in the middle of a blizzard, with a breech baby.

Early contractions kick off the first and longest stage of labor, which lasts until it's time to push.

The sure sign of labor is contractions.

Braxton Hicks contractions can start in the second trimester while prodromal labor only starts at the end of your pregnancy.

Learn the actual process of birthing a baby: why do you feel contractions, how do they affect your labor.

In labor, I often suggest this set of positions when labor seems to not be progressing, (i.e., contractions are not getting longer, stronger, and closer together) when the pregnant person has back labor, or the position is determined to be not LOA, either by vaginal exam or external palpation.

Although most women will feel a degree of soreness or slight cramping in the back at some point during labor, about a quarter of women report experiencing severe discomfort in the lower back that is most intense during contractions and often painful between contractions.

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Instead of grimacing in pain as I did during my first labor, I visualized a flower opening as the hard contractions bore down upon me.

Some body changes during pregnancy you may notice include contractions (indicating false or real labor), the baby «dropping» to a lower position within your abdomen, the belly button sticking out, tender breasts that can leak colostrum, hemorrhoids, swelling, heartburn, or shortness of breath.

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(By the way, if you're not yet at 37 weeks and you're noticing contractions or other signs of labor, don't wait to see if your contractions progress.

Even birth centers and hospitals are now encouraging women to spend some time laboring in bath tubs due to the soothing effects the deep water has on some of the pain of contractions.

Oh, everyone is lining up eager to describe how much labor contractions hurt and how to use a breast pump and what the consistency of healthy infant poop looks like, right?

If experiencing severe contractions or the intense pain that occurs with back labor, the warmth of the water can help soothe a laboring mother's sore muscles.

As your labor progresses, the contractions of labor will change the cervix.

Pitocin is the synthetic form of oxytocin, the hormone that causes uterine contractions, and is commonly used to induce labor.

She kind of laughed and said that labor contractions normally hurt but that's a good thing.

We chatted quietly and took care of the laboring mom, who wanted her hips squeezed and her back rubbed during contractions.

This high risk mother, (yes you become high risk when you have no idea when your due date is) went for hours of intense contractions w / o fetal heart rate being monitored b / c she had to wait for the midwife to arrive 3 hours after labor started.

For women that are typical clients of IMG who birth at home, or even those in other settings who do not want medication, I feel this is a reasonable method to initiate or enhance labor contractions.

In neither of my labors were they ever able to get my contractions to register on the monitor, even when (the second time) I was in transition and pushing.

I felt a little discouraged; after hours of contractions, my labor had stalled.

This allows you to stay wide awake but still have no feeling of pain from the contractions in labor or during the birth.

Preterm labor occurs when contractions or dilation of the cervix begin before the 38th week of pregnancy.

While you can't control the intensity of your contractions, you can control the laboring process more when you select to labor naturally.

This stage takes place before the pushing stage of labor and the contractions can be quite painful.

You will still have contractions during this stage of labor, but they are frequently different in feel and length.

Be sure to keep an eye out for the signs of preterm labor, including early, sustained contractions, vaginal bleeding, or severe abdominal cramping.

All of these things help the laboring woman to deal with her contractions and to make herself more comfortable during labor.