Sentences with phrase «slow labor»

The situation is worse in other countries with more structural issues and slower labor force growth.

But the pressure to get in the bed for monitoring, the fears of unwanted interventions or procedures on the baby after birth, etc, definitely slowed my labor down.

I think I was in very slow labor for about a week and then in actual labor for 36 hours.

When you add in the other reasons not to get an epidural such as slowing labor, the risk of c - section is greater when you receive an epidural.

Slow labor allows for time to get help from a midwife, or to get to a birthing center or hospital.

Back labor, for those who don't know, is when the baby is facing out instead of toward your spine, which slows labor and pulls the contractions into the back.

The timing of the epidural is important so that it doesn't slow labor, can be administered in enough time and won't run out by the end of labor.

Next weekend will be the traditionally slow Labor Day weekend where the highest - grossing opening weekend topped out at $ 30 million for the remake of Halloween.

If we look at the recovery since the Great Recession, we see slow growth globally, a very slow labor market recovery in the US, and a stock market that's being led by record stock - buybacks by the giant companies, not exactly the signs of a healthy productivity cycle.

In addition, unit labor costs have declined sharply over the past year due to the combination of unusually rapid productivity growth and slowing labor compensation growth (Chart 28).

CBO explains that long - term growth is constrained by relatively slow labor force growth because of the ongoing retirement of the baby boomers.

It's true, I would have refused any pain killers, but only because I have been told that they potentially slow your labor and are not conducive to succeeding with a VBAC.

Laying back down, I knew this was not the best position for pain management and often slows labor down immensely.

Thinking that a shower would help slow labor, Maya got into the tub, only to reach down and feel the baby's head crowning.

* Frequently increases risk of cesarean surgery by lowering oxytocin levels causing slower labor and relaxes pelvic muscles causing fetus to turn posterior.

But there are still risks involved, it still slows labor because of the inability to walk, among other things that then lead us back to a higher risk of c - secions.

He claimed the other partner was on - call and had nurse give me sedative to slow labor so he wouldn't have to come out in the middle of the night!

Nevertheless, some doctors still wrongly classify slower labor as abnormal, researchers say, leading to unnecessary, potentially risky interventions such as cesarean delivery.

But since their introduction in the 1970s, epidurals have been thought by some to slow labor once the cervix is completely dilated — a period known as the second stage of labor.

One reason may be that fear of childbirth slows labor (more about this later).

I told them that I was afraid it would slow my labor down (laughable now) and they responded that they really didn't think it would at this point.

That reflects both slower labor force growth (some of which is demographics but some of which is weak labor demand) and our most serious outstanding economic problem, very slow productivity growth.

«My personal belief is that epidurals tend to slow labor down.

I had a long, slow labor: the show almost two weeks before the birth.

But you never know how fast or slow labor may progress, so having a couple of distractions might help pass the time (and help you refrain from watching the clock!).

This may be one of the contributing factors to why epidurals are known to slow labor, since movement and the use of gravity to bring the baby down are proven to speed up the process.

- Slow labor: if your labor is progressing too slowly, or has stopped, your midwife or doctor might encourage you to get out of the tub and move around the room.

In addition, greater delivery - to - room ratios — which leave little patience for a slow labor and delivery process — also affect c - section rates.

Antunes, a spokeswoman for DONA International, which certifies doulas, says there may be options such as maneuvers like the one she used on Ste. Marie to get a slow labor moving.

Pregnant women tend to spend a lot of time worrying about what to do if they don't make it to the hospital on time, but truthfully a long, slow labor is more likely to wind up increasing the likelihood of medical intervention and c - sections.

Movement can speed up a slow labor, help a posterior baby turn into a more optimal (and less painful!)

Can they, do they slow some labors down?

- Not until mother's cervix is dilated 4 cm (because early water immersion might stop or slower the labor)

We already discussed how epidurals interfere with the natural production of oxytocin and how it can slow labor.

Discuss with your caregiver any concerns he or she has with letting a slow labor progress without intervention.

Try techniques that may slow labor, such as side lying positions rather than upright positions or walking.

As fat is used to provide energy, byproducts called ketone bodies accumulate in the blood, causing ketosis, a condition that can slow labor or, if the buildup is great, even cause fetal distress.

But we have not questioned the 12 hour policy, and have not considered what factors may slow the labor, and have not considered less invasive and less risky alternatives.

But a mom who feels threatened will release hormones that can slow labor.

A woman faced with a slow labor needs a doctor or midwife who believes in the non-medicalization of birth and trusts the process more than follows a clock.

When a laboring mom is fearful she releases adrenaline which interferes with oxytocin and stops or slows labor.

If you are experiencing a slow labor, you will especially need someone to keep reminding you that indeed, you can do this.

Fede Alvarez's horror thriller Don't Breathe has topped the US box office for the second time in a row over a slow Labor Day weekend.

The causes of this shift include the foreclosure crisis, a slow labor market recovery from the Great Recession, tighter mortgage credit, limited supply of entry - level homes and long - term social changes such as delayed marriage and childbearing.